Excel documents won't open on first try......

[UHCW]

I am having problems opening Excel documents on first try. If I double click a excel doc icon it will start excel, hang for about a minute and a half then just display a excel blank doc. If I then go back to the original doc icon with excel still open and double click it again the document appears. Can someone please help because I'm slowley losing the will to live !!!

 

[RoryA]

The most common cause I have come across for this is add-ins in one of the startup folders (PDFMaker is a common one). Removing them from XLSTART and installing them properly (if required) seems to resolve that particular cause.

 

[geekay]

Am using Excel 2007 (XP)and have probs opening saved files. The prog hangs with the hourglass spinning and it 'doing a virus check'. Seems to be either the network (one other machine with Vista, however files are on the local machine mostly) or Norton NAV, so far I'm plugging for the network.

 

[knarlie]

That did the trick for me. To prevent it from opening the file twice I had to delete the [open("%1")] from the DDE Message window.

Try this.

Open explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find the .XLS extension and click Advanced
Select the Open bold option and -> Edit
In the box under "Application used..." go to the end and add the "%1" after the /e (inlcude the quotes)

Ok->Ok->Close

I hope it helps.

 

[chansarav20201]

Definitely this would solve your problem:

An easy way with explanation

http://increa.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/excel-2007-double-click-wont-open-
fix-it/

 

[Livedrellik]

Try this.

Open explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find the .XLS extension and click Advanced
Select the Open bold option and -> Edit
In the box under "Application used..." go to the end and add the "%1" after the /e (inlcude the quotes)

Ok->Ok->Close

I hope it helps.

If you use the above solution you must remove the "DDE Message" that also has the [%1] command. Keep the "DDE" box checked and things should work. I have been having nothing but problems with Excel 2007. I can't open an Excel 2007 file from a link either. Firefox helped a few times but now it is acting up as well. If my solution fails I apologize but it is currently working for me. Wait till tomorrow when I re-start the computer, then I'll know for sure!

This may need to be done for other Excel file extensions as well.

 

[timl00]

Open explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find the .XLS extension and click Advanced
Select the Open bold option and -> Edit
In the box under "Application used..." go to the end and add the "%1" after the /e (inlcude the quotes)

Ok->Ok->Close

If you use the above solution you must remove the "DDE Message" that also has the [%1] command. Keep the "DDE" box checked and things should work. I have been having nothing but problems with Excel 2007. I can't open an Excel 2007 file from a link either. Firefox helped a few times but now it is acting up as well. If my solution fails I apologize but it is currently working for me. Wait till tomorrow when I re-start the computer, then I'll know for sure!

This may need to be done for other Excel file extensions as well.

Once I did both of these steps, it worked. Before removing the DDE Message, it opened teh excel file but also told me it couldn't find the file. Thanks for the help

 

[rconsult]

using office 2010 with Windows 7...had problem for months...tried everything...finally noticed I had compatability mode checked with XP SP2,,,changed to Windows 7...success!!