Office Excel

Microsoft Excel (2003) – Opening Workbooks Problem

If double clicking on an Excel file or opening it from the ‘File’  ‘Open’ menu gives you nothing but an empty screen with no workbook try the following methods of repair. If the first does not work try the second.

Method 1:

Open Excel from the ‘Start’ menu

Click on ‘Tools’  ‘Options’  ‘General’ tab

Ensure that the tick box next to ‘Ignore other applications’ is unchecked

Close Excel and try opening a file by double clicking on it.

Method 2:

Click ‘Start’  ‘Run’

Type in the box next to ‘Open’ excel /regserver

Click ‘OK’, the Windows Installer will then run

When the installer closes attempt to open a file by double clicking on it.

Note:	If neither of these work phone Gavin…..