"File with same name is already open." prompt whenever I open new.

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Excel 97 (MS Office 97)..., "File with the same name is already open." prompt
whenever I open a new file. This is not correct. Any help or direction
would be geatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
Vnomar330 said:
Excel 97 (MS Office 97)..., "File with the same name is already open." prompt
whenever I open a new file. This is not correct. Any help or direction
would be geatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I guess this is when you are double-clicking an XLS file.
It indicates that the instructions for opening an XLS file held in the "file
associations" have been corrupted.

One way to fix them is
Start / Run /
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Regserver

Bill Manville
MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England
 
Thanks "Bill" that did it...., problem fixed..., everything's working
fine now thanks to you. I appreciate your help, "You da man!" (smile).
Thanks again. Ciao

Vince
 
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