Hombreck said:
I am having problem opening my excel files, evertime I click on a file windows installer pops up and does do anything it closed before anything is done. The only way I can open an execl file is by opening excel and then clicking on "file" "open" then the file opens. How can I fixing this. I've tried re-installing it but it still does that.
Please help out
Carlos
It sounds like you have lost the file association for Excel.
Using Windows Explorer:
Under Tools/File Options/File Types make sure you have an association for .xls (assuming this is the extension you are trying to open).
If not then associate it with Excel.
Under Advance make sure your 'open' statement is set to Excel, default typically:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e
DDE check box should be checked and under DDE message:
[open("%1")]
Application:
Excel
Not sure if important under Topic:
System
Perry