Excel 2010 file doesn't open when double clicking directly the icon

Brand new computer, Windows 7 and Office 2010.
I read all the threads, tried everything, DDE was unchecked, added/changed registry lines... but still cannot open directly Excel files directly from the icon.
Thanks for your help.

Hi, just ran across your post.  I am running Windows 7 (32 bit), MS Office Professional 2010.  We use a LabVIEW program to access data from Oracle and then update using Excel 2010 files.  The data downloads and the files update, sometimes. 
When I have issues, I get a pop up window that says the Excel 2010 file is being saved, but it never closes.  I have to hit "cancel" and the program continues.  Why this is relevant to the original question is that when I go to try and open one of
the Excel files that has updated correctly, I get the dreaded blank screen where the data should be.  Some of the Excle functions are active, but the deteriorate and then I have to close the file using cntrl-alt-delete.  I have Excel 2010 as an option
when it asks for the default program to save.  On a whim, I downloaded the Java Open Office.  It actually works and I can open these Excel files that perviousely went into vapor lock, but I still have issues when I run the LabVIEW update program. 
I would rather make MS Excel 2010 work correctly.  We have a corporate version of Office 2010 and the "fix" function has been disabled.  I submitted an internal help ticket, for both issues, but no response from our corporate IT group.  Any
suggestions?  I have dumped Office 2010 a number of times, done the regedit mods, added/removed MS fixes, etc. (long list).  Mark

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