Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, AnotherEd
<AnotherEd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
>When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
>opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
>file -> open, document open fine.
>
>I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
>only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP