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When I open excel from a file on my desk top this happens
the excel program opens and has the opening splash screen
a window opens up saying such and such file cant be found. check spelling
and verify that the location is correct.this will happen 5 times with
different file names.
If I close the file and reopen it from desk top with excel running I dont
get that message
If I open excel from start > programs I dont get that message

how do I correct this and what is going on??
I am running ewxcell 97 with winxp if that will help.

once excell is open if I cl

 

[Gord Dibben]

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First try the standard fix(es)......Tools>Options>General uncheck "ignore
other applications"

OR Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver

If neither of the above does the trick.............

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP