Solve : Excel doesn't open files from shortcuts (XP Pro machine).?

1.	Solve : Excel doesn't open files from shortcuts (XP Pro machine).?
Answer» Hi guys, One of the machines at work doesn't open Excel documents from shortcuts. When you double-click them, it opens up Excel with just the blank shell, no DOCUMENT open at all inside it. Then you have to use the file-open-... CHAIN to open the document. I don't know exactly what version of Excel it is, as I'm not at work right now, but any idea for where I could find a fix? It's a bit annoying being asked over and over how to open the same document...Find the document and create a new shortcut to it on the desktop...if it opens on a double clik you can safely delete the original shortcut.Quote from: patio on January 04, 2008, 08:39:31 AM Find the document and create a new shortcut to it on the desktop...if it opens on a double clik you can safely delete the original shortcut. I'll give that a go, but I'm not sure it's just one thing. Any ideas what might have caused this?No such luck I'm afraid. You know when you open excel, it normally comes up with an empty 3 page work book. It doesn't EVEN do that... Any ideas, or should I ask the boss to fetch some CD's out of the CD closet of censored? She says we're getting a file for them all...which will mean another AFTERNOON skiving work! Woop!Get the CD and do a repair install of Office. Should fix the problem.Quote from: quaxo on January 21, 2008, 04:36:20 PM Get the CD and do a repair install of Office. Should fix the problem. Fair play cheersI realize that's probably a pain in the censored, but it should fix this problem and any other similar problems you've not yet noticed.

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Hi guys,

One of the machines at work doesn't open Excel documents from shortcuts.

When you double-click them, it opens up Excel with just the blank shell, no DOCUMENT open at all inside it. Then you have to use the file-open-... CHAIN to open the document.

I don't know exactly what version of Excel it is, as I'm not at work right now, but any idea for where I could find a fix?

It's a bit annoying being asked over and over how to open the same document...Find the document and create a new shortcut to it on the desktop...if it opens on a double clik you can safely delete the original shortcut.Quote from: patio on January 04, 2008, 08:39:31 AM

Find the document and create a new shortcut to it on the desktop...if it opens on a double clik you can safely delete the original shortcut.

I'll give that a go, but I'm not sure it's just one thing.

Any ideas what might have caused this?No such luck I'm afraid.

You know when you open excel, it normally comes up with an empty 3 page work book.

It doesn't EVEN do that...

Any ideas, or should I ask the boss to fetch some CD's out of the CD closet of *censored*?

She says we're getting a file for them all...which will mean another AFTERNOON skiving work! Woop!Get the CD and do a repair install of Office. Should fix the problem.Quote from: quaxo on January 21, 2008, 04:36:20 PM

Get the CD and do a repair install of Office. Should fix the problem.

Fair play cheersI realize that's probably a pain in the *censored*, but it should fix this problem and any other similar problems you've not yet noticed.

Solve : Excel doesn't open files from shortcuts (XP Pro machine).?

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