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.
> After doing a HD data transfer, all my spreadsheets open with this
> message, followed by a series of .xls file Excel couldn't find
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>
> This PC was a gift, so I don't have the MS Office disk. How to fix?

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Superghost - 22 Dec 2007 15:39 GMT
> 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)
It was already unchecked.
> --- or ---
>
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> Windows Start Button|Run
> excel /regserver
Windows Installer:
"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is
unavailable."
"Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder
containing the installation package 'pro.msi' in the box below."
Now what?
Dave Peterson - 22 Dec 2007 17:36 GMT
I'm guessing that you're at work--I'd talk to my IT folks and ask them to help
me reinstall excel (or office).
If you're not at work, then I'd reinstall excel/office.
> > Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
> > the file in windows explorer:
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>
> Now what?

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