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May 1st, 2004 04:00
Opening an Excel file saved on my Desktop or in My Documents file
I recently installed Office XP Pro on my computer (Dimension 8250, Windows XP). I was using Office 97 but wanted to use Office XP. The problem that I am having is with Excel, any time I try to open a saved Excel file the Excel program opens but there is nothing but a grey screen with toolbars. I then have to go to File, open, then I find the file and it opens fine. I have tried many things to fix it but nothing yet. Please help!!!!!!!
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JRosenfeld
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May 1st, 2004 19:00
The file association may have been corrupted so it opens excel but forgets to open the file.
Try right click an .xls file, click 'open with' (not open), click choose program, in the window that opens, highlight Excel, check the box always use this program to open this type of file, click OK. See if that works.
If not, in Windows Explorer, Tools, folder options, File Types tab, after the search light has finished waving about, scroll down to xls; click on it to highlight it; click advanced, click on open to highlight it (open should be the entry in bold; if it is not, click default), click edit; see if the entries are as follows:
Action: &Open
Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE" /e (including the " ")
Use DDL box: checked
DDE message: [open("%1")] (including [ ])
Application: Excel
DDE Application not running: blank
Topic: system
If they are as above, cancel out; if you need to change any line, OK out.
If it is as above, double clicking, or right clicking and clicking open should open Excel with the file loaded.