Force Excel 2013 to open seporate instances.

Hi,
I want separate spreadsheets to open in separate instances. This was an option in 2010 and now upgrading to 2013 this is no longer an option. I don't want to manually open each spreadsheet in a separate instance "open /x", that's too cumbersome.
For those of us that go in and out of spreadsheets all day every day this feature should be a no brainer.
Please MS fix this.

Ok for anyone interested I figured it out. It's a variant on methods used to do this for excel 2010, but there is one major exception:
run: regedit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT => Excel.Sheet.8 => Shell => Open => Command
(Default) will read: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\Root\Office15\EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
this is where this method differs for excel 2013, amend (Default) to read:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\Root\Office15\EXCEL.EXE" "%1" /x
adding a space and then the /x will automatically open existing excel files in a separate instance.
You need to do the same process for
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT => Excel.Sheet.12 => Shell => Open => Command

Similar Messages

Unable to open Macro file in Excel 2013 but opens fine in Excel 2010

Hello,
Hopefully someone can help us. We have a Macro Excel file created with Password Protected to open as well as to Modify. The file opens fine in version 2010. However, in Excel 2013, we get an error message "Cannot run the macro "filename.xlsm'!QC'.
The macro may not be available in this workbook or all macros may be disabled. However, if we removed the password all together, the file can be opened in Excel 2013 without any issues. We do NOT want to have the file without the password so any
help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

Hi,
Do you have the latest update of 2013, there has been changes in dec 2014 that causes problems with VBA code.
Maybe that is also the reason here. See below link for more information.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/the_microsoft_excel_support_team_blog/archive/2014/12/11/forms-controls-stop-working-after-december-2014-updates-.aspx
Regards,
Reshma
Please Vote as Helpful if an answer is helpful and/or Please mark Proposed as Answer or Mark As Answer when question is answered

How can I force Excel hyperlinks to open Acrobat Pro rather than Acrobat Reader?

My Excel (2010) hyperlinks to PDF file always open the Reader...but I want these files to open in Acrobat Pro (X) so I can use all the tools.
Is this possible?
Can I uninstall the reader? Will that force Pro to be the default file opener?
Thanks.
SS

Open Acrobat -> Click to 'Edit' menu -> Preferences -> General (Category)
Now click on "Select Default PDF Handler" button choose Acrobat X from the drop-down and then click apply.
It will reset Acrobat X as a default viewer and your all link will open in Acrobat then.

Excel 2013 crash - related to digital signature?

This is a cross-posting of a thread originally started in Microsoft Answers (Office- Excel) forum, advised to post in this forum by MS support engineer Mohan Suryanarayan (link to other forum: here).
I have a VB macro in file A (which otherwise contains only several Excel Tables with named ranges). My digital signature (for signing code) is attached to file A.
As the macro executes, the Open file dialog is called up so that the User can select a secondary file to open (file B or C).
Files B and C contain several sheets with formulas and Excel Tables, and also their own extensive VB macros. My digital signature is also attached to files B & C.
The remainder of the macro in file A simply executes an update of the Excel Tables in the secondary file, before saving & closing it.
I have been finding that during execution of the file A macro, Excel crashes and closes all open Excel files.
If I remove the digital signature from the secondary files then the macro in file A executes with no problem.
The macro was written in Excel 2007 and on a different laptop, with different digital signature, and used to have no problem at all. When a new laptop was purchased a new digital signature was obtained and placed into all of the files.
Execution of file A is a critical process - I need help with stopping the crash, while maintaining a digital signature in the secondary files (so that their own macros can execute).
Event Viewer error shows the following:
Faulting application name: EXCEL.EXE, version: 15.0.4667.1000, time stamp: 0x543d366c
Faulting module name: mso.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5447696f
Exception code: 0xc0000602
Fault offset: 0x011aafdd
Faulting process id: 0x2d58
Faulting application start time: 0x01d01e17eafcd0bb
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\EXCEL.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office15\mso.dll
JL Latham replied:
Tom, all I can give you is relatively non-information. I haven't experienced that type of behavior even in Excel 2013 with digitally signed macros in multiple workbooks. But my digital signature is a commercial one from DigiCert, not
self-cert. I'm not even sure what piece of Excel or Office processes the digital signature (that is, whether it is mso.dll or not). But your whole process has more moving parts than most of mine involving multiple workbooks do - I quite often turn
off .EnableEvents when doing things like that just so event driven macros in the other workbook(s) do not execute.
Do the macros in the 'B files' have to execute during all of this processing in file A? If not, have you tried turning interrupts off:
Application.EnableEvents = False
before starting to work with the B-files? Maybe something in them, such as a Worksheet_Change() or other event triggered process is messing things up?
If you do use Application.EnableEvents=False, remember that you MUST re-enable that later in the code with Application.EnableEvents=True to get responses to things like button clicks, changes in a worksheet or other event driven processes
to run 'normally' again.
Have you looked at this discussion:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2013_release-excel/excel-2013-crashing-immediately-when-attempting-to/ea2ab100-5525-4a0d-a3cf-6977319f954f
Sounds very similar to yours - original signature created in 2007, and crashing in 2013. Some suggestions were made, but whether they fixed the issue or not is unknown: OP never came back and said "fixed it" or "didn't fix it".
I replied:
In answer, the secondary B files don't execute any part of their macros during the A file process, and I hadn't included an EnableEvents = False within the file A code. However, I have just tried it to check if it made any difference and unfortunately it didn't.
I had read the thread you gave a link to before posting, and also the sub threads given within that one, but didn't see anything I thought of immediate parallel other than an Excel 2013 crash.
The way I read the linked thread was that a User added a signature in Excel 2007 and when they tried to open the file Excel (2007?) crashes, although other people using Excel 2013 can open it (not clear whether it means others can open the one with
the 2007 signature or without it).
Anyway, the differences in my situation are that:
(1) my B-files were originally created in Excel 2007 on a different laptop to current and had their own signature attached. I maintain a 'stock' of B-file versions, some of which have the old signature and some the new. If I run the A-file macro
on one of the B-files with the old signature then it executes ok;
(2) I am able to open the B-files ok, no matter whether the signature in them derives from the old laptop with Excel 2007 or the new laptop with Excel 2013;
(3) the macros within the B-files execute ok (this includes any versions of the B-files which still have an old signature attached, by removing the old signature and replacing with the new and executing on the new laptop);
(4) the offending operation which triggers the crash (when the B-files have the new signature attached) is a Resize of the Excel Tables within the B-file. I understand that I may eventually have to find a workaround for this operation but initially
I want to sort out the signature issue (I'm reasonably sure the signature issue is not a red herring where the Resize is the 'real' problem).
Regards, Tom

Hi,
According to your description, this issue occurred with some particular files that stored in SharePoint site. Did the user download the file to local disk to print?
Based on the event log >>Faulting module name: EXCEL.EXE<<, it does not show the root Faulting module. Thus, please try to follow this KB to do general troubleshooting:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2758592
Then, if you have used "printer status application", please go to Device settings -> Installable options -> Printer Status notification and select disable.
If this issue still exists, we may need to collect the App crash dump file:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd996900.aspx
You can try to analyze dump by yourself if you would like to：
How to analyze app crash dump file:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2007/05/29/basic-debugging-of-an-application-crash.aspx
Regards,
George Zhao
TechNet Community Support
It's recommended to download and install
Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT), which is developed by Microsoft Support teams. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office
programs.
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Support, contact [email protected]

Excel 2013 Hangs When Sharing Document as Attachment

When i have any Excel 2013 document open and click on File, Share, Email, Send as Attachment. A blank email opens with the Document attached, if i save the email as
a draft Excel will hang/freeze even if when i send off the draft. <o:p></o:p>
I am aware of the hotifx https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817349 this has been installed and doesnt make any difference. I have tired repairing
Microsoft Office and rebooting but doesnt make a difference. Microsft Office 2013 pro is running on Windows 2008 r2 terminal server.
Event Log Created:
The program EXCEL.EXE version 15.0.4420.1017 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.
Process ID: 23c0
Start Time: 01cfeca45978e7ca
Termination Time: 0
Application Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\EXCEL.EXE
Report Id: b876f500-5897-11e4-b87d-005056943393
Has anyone had this issue or know if there is a fix?

Hi,
In regarding of the issue, it might be caused by some reasons:
Firstly, the Outlook and Excel add-ins might cause this issue, please try to disable them to test first. Similar issue:
Secondly, this issue also might be caused by "Mapi32.dll", please rename Mapi32.dll (found in C:\Windows\system32) to Mapi32.old and then run
FIXMAPI.exe .
Thirdly, check the properties for your outlook shortcut. Under the compatability tab uncheck "run as administrator".
If this issue still exists, please try to collect the app crash dump file to do further troubleshooting:
Enable app crash dump collection by copying following words into notepad, saving it as dump.reg and importing
it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\localdumps\EXCEL.EXE]
"DumpFolder"=hex(2):63,00,3a,00,5c,00,63,00,72,00,61,00,73,00,68,00,64,00,75,\
00,6d,00,70,00,73,00,00,00
"DumpCount"=dword:00000010
"DumpType"=dword:00000001
"CustomDumpFlags"=dword:00000000
Then, open excel
to repro the issue. If crash issue appeared, please find the crashdump file under c:\.
To further help you, please upload this file into Skydrive and shared the link here.
Also, you can try to analyze dump by yourself if you would like to：
How to analyze app crash dump file:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2007/05/29/basic-debugging-of-an-application-crash.aspx
Regards,
George Zhao
Forum Support
Come back and mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.
If you have any feedback on our support, please click "[email protected]"

Automatic Linking from Excel 2013 to Word 2013 not working.

I use Word and Excel to create reports about certain real estate properties. When I have a new job, I just rename the old files and continue working. I also have active links from Excel into Word that are set to automatically update. I
used to use Office 2003 and all worked fine. Now in 2013, after I rename and convert the files to the 2013 file formats, the links do not update automatically. Here are my steps:
1. Copy the 2003 Excel and Word files to a new folder (these files link properly, where if I make a change in Excel 2003 it automatically flows to Word 2003)
2. Rename the Excel and Word files to the new job name and convert them to 2013 file formats.
3. Open the now 2013 Word file and do not update Excel links (as it is still linked to old 2003 file).
4. Break all links in Word 2013 to the Excel 2003 files.
5. Insert new active Hyperlinks in Word 2013 to the Excel 2013 files making sure that it is set to "automatic updates".
HOWEVER, now the links will NOT automatically update. If I have both Word and Excel 2013 files open and make changes in Excel, you do not see them in Word. You have to right click on the area and choose "Update
Links". Is there anywhere else that controls the automatic update features?

Hi,
I actually can reproduce this problem on one Office 2013 machine, but on the other machine with Office 2013, it automatically updates the link as it should.
You can create a new Word document and a new Excel file, copy the content from the old files to the new files, re-create the link, check if the link can automatically update.
Regards,
Melon Chen
TechNet Community Support

Excel 2013 hangs while trying to open a file from network share

Hi,
I am having issue opening excel file from a network share. it happens randomly, the file opens and hangs abruptly. Nothing happens after that ( we can only move the cursor), if we click on the excel sheet we get a beep sound. after i kill the excel process
and open it again ,it works fine.
Where did the member use the Excel file? Local disk, SharePoint, File server, or network shared disk?
       Network shared file and sometime locally
Does the issue occur in the special file or every file?
      it happens randomly and the whole excel freezes. i have to kill the excel session.
Which Office version is the file created? Excel 2013 or early? If it is XLS format, please try to convert to XLSX to test.
   Network file server has office 2010 and the user is trying to open it in excel 2013
Does the file have some macros?
Yes, they have macros in some files
Does the issue occur recently? If it is, have you installed some programs or update before you encountered it?
       it happened before too.
Do you get some error message when Excel crashed?
Yeah. Attaching the error message from event viewer. We get file corrupt errors and below too.
Please suggest

Hi Suren424,
Since your first image showed that "To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel." Please go to this path (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Action Center\Problem Reports)
to check the detailed information, and you might upload the screenshot or info here.
Then, please try the following methods and check if they are helpful:
1. File --> Options --> Advanced --> uncheck "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"
2. Turn off "Protected View" --> (File –-> Options –-> Trust Center --> Protected View --> Uncheck all options
3. I notice that >>Network file server has office 2010 and the user is trying to open it in excel 2013 <<, it also might be caused by the Microsoft Office File Validation for Office 2010, please try to change setting in server with
the link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501584
If you have any update , please feel free let us know.
Regards,
George Zhao
Forum Support
Come back and mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.
If you have any feedback on our support, please click "[email protected]"

Outlook 2013 XLS Attachments cannot be opened in Excel 2013 due to Trusted Center restrictions with Outlook Secure Temp Folder

Dear all,
I'm having some serious issues with Office 2013's Trusted Center settings. In Outlook 2013 XLS Attachments cannot be directly opened in Excel 2013 with double-clicking due to Trusted Center restrictions for Excel 2013 regarding Outlook's Secure Temp Folder.
I tried to adjust the corresponding Office 2013 Administrative Template within my GPOs but to no prevail.
I did find out that Outlook 2013 places an attachment within the Outlook Secure Temp Folder located at "C:\Users\a.ollischer\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\PPIU10RW” before passing it to Excel 2013 in order to
open it. It fails due to not trusting this location though I added the corresponding path to my Trusted Locations.
What can I do in order to make this work without having to tediously save each and every attachment to "My Documents" prior to opening it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Alex
Alexander Ollischer Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (FH) Citrix & Microsoft Certified Engineer (CCEA, CCEE, MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA, MCTS) Afontis IT+Services GmbH Baierbrunner Straße 15 81379 München Deutschland Telefon (089) 74 34 55-0 Fax (089) 74 34 55-55
mailto:[email protected] http://www.afontis.de http://www.itganzeinfach.de Amtsgericht München, HRB 109 005 Geschäftsführer: Thomas Klimmer

Hi Maurice 7785,
Deal and customize attachment security behavior to access such kind of blocked file format. Usually, Outlook does not allow users to open such unsafe type of attachments. It means they are blocked them by default, so you need to unblock such items using REG
values.
Take more help from the similar thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53563c4b-d27f-4866-a5a8-95eb1ad1a3e6/hide-attachements?forum=outlook
Note: Improve community discussions by marking the answers helpful otherwise respond back for further help.
Thanks
Clark Kent

Excel 2013 hangs on opening a file on network

Hello,
I have a user that is having problems opening some Excel files(.xlsx) from a specific folder on the network. I can open them fine with Excel 2013 and others can as well, even at the user's location which is off-site from the main building. These files are
about 2.5 to 3.5Mb in size. I could open a 62Kb file on the persons computer but the larger files Excel just sits there with the spinning cursor and the program window 'blinks', kind of like when you make it the active window then click somewhere else then
back. I can go up one level then into a different folder and have no issues opening Excel files there. I've tried opening through Safe Mode but it has the same behavior, performed a repair on Office as well as an Open and Repair on the file, made sure it was
a trusted location and disabled hardware acceleration. Nothing is working. What else can I try to troubleshoot this issue?
On a side note and I'm not sure if this is helpful but when they tried opening the file, I never saw the temp file created like I do when you open any Office document.

I tried both and at first the xlsb file was hanging but I logged off to try other things under my account then logged back on again and it opened though pretty slow. I tried from my account as well and it is very slow but does eventually open. Under the
users account I copied the file to her desktop and it opens with no problem. The permissions are the same on all similar level folders yet the user can open Excel files from them with no problem and even larger than the problem files.
Edit: My mistake, the green progress bar happens on other folders as well. Talking with one of the senior IT who installed the system, this user is the last person of a chain from microwave>switch and fiber link>another switch and fiber link so just
may be a physical issue though from my experience the one folder 'seems' to have the most trouble in opening the Excel files.
Also tried disconnecting the network drive then reclogging to let the scripts recreate it. No luck with that approach either.

What is the maximum file size for CSV that Excel can open ? (Excel 2013 64bit)

Hello,
Before anyone jumps in, I am not talking about the maximum worksheet size of 1048576 rows by 16384 columns.
I have client whom has a 1.5 Gb CSV file, 1.9, 2.6, 5, 17 and 89 Gb file (Huge).
If I open the 1.5 Gb, the file opens (After waiting 5 minutes) and then a warning pops up that only the first 1048576 rows have loaded. That is fair enough.
If I try and open any of the others, Excel comes up to a blank worksheet. No errors. It just seems to ignore the file I tried to open. This happens from within Excel (File - open) or from double clicking the file in explorer.
Excel goes to this blank page almost imeadiatly. It does not even try to open the file.
If I try with Ms Access, I get a size warning and it refuses to load the file. (At least I get a warning)
I would have expected Excel to load at least the first 1048576 rows (If that is what there are in the file), and give an error.
The computer is more than capable (Xeon processors, 16 Gb ram, SSD hard disks top of the line HP Z820 power workstation).
With the 1.5 Gb file loaded to 1048576 rows, it uses 15% ram/pagefile. CPU's hit about 5%.
I have confirmed it is Win 7 64bit, Excel 64bit. I am fairly confident we are over the file size but without an error message, I don't know what to tell my client whom is looking to me for answers.
I have already discussed that the 89gb file in Excel is unreasonable and they are looking at a stat's package but I need an answer on these smaller files.
Anyone got any ides ?
Michael Jenkin (Mickyj) www.mickyj.com (Community website) - SBS MVP (2004 - 2008) *5 times Microsoft MVP award winner *Previously MacWorld Australia contributer *Previously APAC Vice Chairman Culminis (Pro IT User group support system)* APAC chairman GITCA
*Director Business Technology Partners, Microsoft Small Business Specialist, SMB150 2012 Member

Hi,
The 1,048,576 rows & 16,384 columns is the
workbook size limitation in Excel 2013. Thus, I recommend we try the Mr. Bernie's suggestions to import the large CSV file.
1. Use VBA to read the file line by line and split/examine the import file in sections. If you have further question about the VBA, please post your question to the MSDN forum for Excel
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=exceldev&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
2. Use Excel 2013 add-ins. Power Pivot and Power Query. For more detailed information, please see the below articles:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/9243a533-4575-4fd6-b93a-4b95d21d9b10/table-with-more-than-1-048-576-rows-in-power-query-excel-2013?fo
http://www.microsofttrends.com/2014/02/09/how-much-data-can-powerpivot-really-manage-how-about-122-million-records/
Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Thanks
George Zhao
Forum Support
Come back and mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.
If you have any feedback on our support, please click "[email protected]"

Passworded Excel 97-2003 file will not open in excel 2013

I can not open a file that I have saved as a passworded 97-2003 excel file using excel 2013. When opening the file, it will ask for the password, I put in the password in, and excel freezes and then has to clkose because it will not open the file.
The file is NOT corrupt and will open on my computer with Office2007. I can actually create a passworded file with excel 2013 but save it as a 97-2003 version, but when I try to open that file it will not open either?
Please explain to me how I am suppose to get the information off my 97-2003 file on this excel 2013 version??????
AGAIN the file is not corrupt and I don't want to open my file with my 2007 version machine, I want this passworded 97-2003 file to open with my excel 2013 machine!!!!!!!
Please send me a fix to this, and I've check the forum. None of the work around options work. NONE, I've checked them all.
This only appears to be a problem with a passworded 97-2003 file. If it's not passworded it opens.

Hi,
I have not been able to reproduce as I am able to open password protected .XLS Binary Format Files with Excel 2013. Can you provide more information?
Also, I don't believe this is a SharePoint Question?
-Ivan
-Ivan

Missing worksheet when opening in EXCEL 2013

Hi,
I had an output from our existing ERP system with file type as XLS.
Currently, if open in EXCEL 2010, I am able to view the workbook with multiple sheet.
However, now, in EXCEL 2013, I cannot geth the same result. I get only to view 1 sheet with 1 sheet missing from the open workbook.
Why is this happeneing? No problem in EXCEL 2010.
Please assist.
Bye

Hi,
If this is not a SharePoint related issue, I would suggest you open a thread in the corresponding forum, you will get more help and confirmed answers there.
Thanks
TechNet Community Support
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help, and unmark the answers if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Support, contact
[email protected]

Power View not showing on opening workbook in Excel 2013

When I re-open an Excel 2013 SP1 workbook with a Power View sheet, the Power View is coming up as disabled. To get it back, I have to insert a new Power View sheet. This then starts up PV and the sheet is shown properly.
Does anyone know how to get PV to show on start-up so that I don't have to insert a new PV sheet each time?
Paul

Hi Paul,
Based on my research, I think this issue is caused by having turned off the Power View add-in from Excel Options. To troubleshoot this issue, we can refer to the following steps:
Set the Formula bar as visible in your ribbon
Enable add-ins of power view, please go to File>Options>Add-Ins
In the Manage box, click the drop-down arrow > COM Add-ins > Go.
Check the Power View check box > OK.
If this issue still exists, please try to repair Office in Control panel>Program and features>Right click Office 2013 and repair.
The following document about Create a Power View sheet in Excel 2013 is for your reference:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/excel-help/create-a-power-view-sheet-in-excel-2013-HA102899553.aspx
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
If you have any feedback on our support, please click
here.
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

Excel 2013 will not open file using double click

I have a problem with Excel 2013 running on Windows 7 Pro (64). When double clicking an Excel file from Windows Explorer Excel launches but opens a blank worksheet and shows me an error message (german: sinngemäß: "die Weitergabe eines anderen
Programms ist gescheitert"). The only way to view the document is by opening Excel and browsing to the saved file.
I have read similar forum entries which address this problem in older versions of Excel. I have tried every solution but none of them worked.
I already added the registry setting for shell open and set the Ignore Other Applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) (unchcked).
The problem still persists. When I first installed Office 2013 it all worked fine. I believe the problem occured after installing Project 2013, but I am not quite sure about that. Reinstalling Excel did not help.
I´d appreciate any help,
Regards Stefan Hassel

Hi,
Check the following steps:
1. Make sure that Excel is not running (exit the program).
2. Click the Start button to displays the Start menu.
3. From the Start menu, choose Run. Windows displays the Run dialog box.
4. In the Open box, enter the full path name to your Excel program, followed by the /regserver switch. If the full path name includes spaces, surround the full path name by quote marks. The following is an example of what you can enter in the Open box
(your path may be different):
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /regserver
• Click OK.
Jaynet Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Excel 2013 won't open file from network location

I have recently installed Office 2013 on several computers. Excel will not open a file from a network location. It opens the application but never opens the actual file. I have tried Word and it works okay from the same network location. If the users open
Excel first and then use the Open menu option to navigate to their network file it opens fine. I have tried several options listed in previous postings but have not found anything that works for me. I have checked the event log but nothing of note is there
because Excel does open it just never opens the file. Thanks.

Did you get any error message when you try to open excel file from the network location?
Not sure what methods you have already tried. So Firstly I would suggest you check if the option 'ignore other applications...' already unchecked (File->Options->Advanced) . And then add this network location to trusted location .
In addition, you can try to disable the OFV add-in by using a registry setting to test this issue .Refer to the article below to get the detailed steps:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2570623#FixItForMeAlways
Wind Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Force Excel 2013 to open seporate instances.

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for