Excel 97 problem after Winxp installed

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Jack Sadie - 04 Oct 2004 16:05 GMT

Example with a File full pathname = F:\Excel Data Files\Mileage to
LISA.xls
When I try to open by double clicking this file or shortcut from any
location e.g. desktop or quicklaunch :-

1) Error message :- "F:\Excel.xls could not be found. Check
spelling...verify location etc"
2) After click OK :- "Data.xls could not be found. Check ditto..."
3) After click OK :- "Files\Mileage....ditto"
4) After click OK :- "to.xls .... ditto"
5) After click OK :- "LISA.xls ...ditto" <Note error message is case
sensitive>
6) After click OK, the said file opens absolutely normally.

Similar problem with any '*.xls' file. All files open without difficulty
from "File/open" within the normal Excel program. No problem until WindowsXP
installed.
Any ideas to resolve please.
TIA ;>) Jack Sadie

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Gord Dibben - 04 Oct 2004 21:03 GMT

Jack

Your Excel File association may be lost.

Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver

If the above steps bring no joy..................

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

>Example with a File full pathname = F:\Excel Data Files\Mileage to
>LISA.xls
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>Any ideas to resolve please.
>TIA ;>) Jack Sadie

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Jack Sadie - 04 Oct 2004 23:28 GMT

Thanks ever so much Gord
The first steps did it perfectly.
Cheers, Jack !! Great big ;>))

> Jack
>
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>>Any ideas to resolve please.
>>TIA ;>) Jack Sadie

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