Windows cannnot find....error

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Bob Richardson

Some strange behavior has crept into my Excel. I'm using WinXP and Excel
2002.

When I click on an Excel icon (normally in Windows Explorer) Excel will
open, and the desired spreadsheet will appear. But I immediately get the
"Windows cannot find 'C:.....xls' error message. Yes, I get the message that
it can't find the file when in fact that file is opened and visible.

If I click on another .xls file in Explorer, a 2nd copy of Excel will open,
the desired file will appear, and I'll get the same "Windows cannot find..."
error. Normally you would expect to see multiple files opened in one version
of Excel, but I get two versions of Excel opened.

I have re-registered with Run "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office10\Excel.exe" /regserver

This will get rid of the error message, but it won't open the desired file
when I click on it.

To solve that problem, in Folder Options |File Types, in the Open action in
the Edit File Type box, I then add "%1" so it now reads:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

This allows me to open the correct file...but I get the error message, and
multiple copies of Excel. HELP!
 
I'd try the /regserver once more, but use /unregserver first:

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.

An alternative might be to do:
Try Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
 
Dave Peterson said:
I'd try the /regserver once more, but use /unregserver first:

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.

An alternative might be to do:
Try Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
Click to expand...


"Ignore other applications" was checked...now it's unchecked.

That worked!!! Thank you.

I had seen this suggestion before, but I had incorrectly thought that they
were talking about the Tools|Options|General tab of Windows Explorer....not
Excel. Of course the Explorer General tab does not have a "Ignore other
applications" option, so I was stymied.
 
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