opening files

A

Almond

I have created an excel file and send it out in the email as an attachment.

When I went to the send box in the email and retrieve the mail, but could
not open the excel file.

Then I asked the receipient to resend the file back to me.

Upon receipt of the file, I saved it to my desktop and when I double click
on the file. It is giving me a blank screen, without even the excel format.

Can somebody tell me what is the cause of this error.
 
F

FSt1

hi,
wild guess. check this.
Tools>options>general tab>uncheck ignore other applications.

it that ain't it then i don't know
sorry.
regards
FSt1
 
D

Dave Peterson

Sometimes one of these works:

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.
 
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