Excel 2007 will not open .XLS from a doubleclick, only file open ...

Question

I have a user who has Office 2007. Her Excel will not open .xls files when she doubleclicks on them, be it on the desktop, in a folder or from outlook mail messages. However, when she maps to it with File >>> Open >>> dig down to file
>>> x.Xls, then the file opens. What is causing the doubleclick not to work, and what can I do about it so it does?

Answer 1

Hi,
We can change the file association of the Excel file. Please right-click the Excel file and choose
Properties. Click the Change button and choose
Microsoft Office Excel. Also check the box before:
Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.
If the problem persists, try the methods below to resolve the issue:
Method 1: Enable the
Ignore Other Applications that use DDE feature
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1.      
Click the Office button an then click
Excel Options. Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box.
2.      
Click
Advanced at the left side of the dialog box.
3.      
In the
General section, make sure the Ignore Other Applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) check box is selected.
4.      
Click on
OK.
If you still cannot double-click on a workbook to open it, try these steps:
Method 2:
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1.      
Close Excel completely.
2.      
Open a My Computer window.
3.      
Choose
Tool | Folder Options. You should see the Folder Options dialog box.
Note: If you are Windows Vista, click Start > Search, type Folder Options and search it.
4.      
Make sure the File Types tab is displayed.
(Note: This option is not available in Windows 7.)
5.      
In the list of registered file types, find and select the entry for
XLS (Microsoft Excel Worksheet).
6.      
Depending on your version of Windows, click on either the Edit or the
Advanced button. You should see the Edit File Type dialog box.
7.      
In the list of actions, choose
Open.
8.      
Click the
Edit button. Windows displays the Editing Action dialog box.
9.      
The Application Used to Perform Action box contains the actual command line used to start Word. Double-check the line to make sure there are no strange extra filenames at the
end of the command line.
10.  
Make sure the
Use DDE check box is selected, and that the DDE Message box is set to the following: [open("%1")]
11.  
Click on
OK.
12.  
Close all the other open dialog boxes.
Please take your time to try the suggestions and let me know the results at your earliest convenience. If anything is unclear or if there is anything I can do for
you, please feel free to let me know.
Best Regards,
Sally Tang