Excel will not open..if file clicked

[zee]

Ok maybe I am missing something simple but this is driving me nuts...

1. I receive an email with an Excel attachment

Using Oultlook express and windows XP Office

I click on attachamnet and get a pop up saying that the
c:?documents/whatever else stuff on the path/ to temp can not be found.. so
attachement will not open..

2. If I save attachment in save as then open My Documents and click on
attachement name it will still not open... but I get the excel window open
but totally grey and it says ready in bottom left corner..

3. If I open excel separately and click on open and then the file name it
opens fine..I tried making a new excell sample spreadsheet... same thing ..
had nothing to do with email... if I click on file name it won't open.. If I
open excell first then click on file name it is fine...

What could be the reason ??

I took out the entire Office program and reinstalled it creanly.. no
change..

Samll issue but one of those that drives you nuts..

 

[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.