Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer

[AnotherEd]

I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
file -> open, document open fine.

I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.

 

[Don Guillett]

You should always copy the attachment to the hard disk and then open.

 

[AnotherEd]

It turns out that I needed to go to tools -> options and under the general
tab un-check "ignore other applications"

 

[Gord Dibben]

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
file -> open, document open fine.

I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP