Excel file won't open when opened from My Documents

[bwesenberg]

I have been working on a computer (Windows XP & Office XP Professional) and I am having an issue with Just Excel files.
He has many files stored in My Documents. If he tries to double click the Excel files, Excel opens but the file will not open.
If you right-click the file while in My Documents and choose Open With it gives the error that the file can not be found or it is corrupt.
If you Open Excel first and navigate to My Documents then the file will open.

I first thought it was the file association. I checked that and restored the default setting for the xls file extension. I tried to repair office. I tried to uninstall Excel and reinstall. Nothing works.
Can anyone help me out here.

 

[xlhelp]

Try this first: Tools, Options,General tab

See if 'Ignore Other Applications' is checked. Uncheck it.


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[bwesenberg]

I will try it and let you know.