Hi Al,

Have you made any changes in your Windows Explorer file associates?

Lisa G.


On Dec 29, 2007 11:41 AM, Al Geist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> I used to be able to click the Excel spreadsheet filename and Excel would
> open and automatically load the file. I could also click a desktop shortcut
> to that spreadsheet and Excel would open and load the file. All of a sudden,
> I click either the spreadsheet file name, or the desktop shortcut and Excel
> opens, but I'm staring at a blank (gray) area where the spreadsheet should
> be and the term "Ready" is displayed on the status bar at the bottom of the
> window. The only way I can load the spreadsheet is to do the
> File=>Open=>filename routine. What I am trying to discover is why I can't
> just click the filename, or shortcut and have Excel open and automatically
> load the file like it did up to last week.
>
> To add to this: I have not installed any programs in the last month. I keep
> my antivirus software (Norton) up-to-date and run scans religiously, and I'm
> a stickler about backing up my files. This Excel problem has affected all my
> spreadsheet files, even those that were archived onto CDs and DVDs.
> Unfortunately, at 59 this is stressing the few functioning brain cells I
> have left.

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