when double clicking on .xls files, prog. opens but not the file

[David Azzo]

when double clicking on .xls files, progam opens but not the file (2000 xl
installed)
When i receive .xls attachments to e-mail and try to open, i get error
message" file cannot be found in temp folder. I than save file to desktop and
open by first opeing prog then open file.
this is the only program that has this problem, which has occoured only
recently

 

[Dave Peterson]

Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Maybe one of these will work for you.

 

[David Azzo]

Dave

Problem sorted, thank you, Not sure which option did the trick as first time
round the problem remained then i tried again and it worked.