open excell from office

[Mouc3777]

I wenty to open an excell file,and it tryed installing a file. Windows
explorer, programs microsoft office and clicked the EXCELL ICON I could open
my EXCELL sheet. I tried all my other office products and they work fine. I
have lost my install disk, how do i put it back to the way it was?

 

[Gord Dibben]

Not sure what your problem is but maybe file association is messed up.

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 Excel MVP