Excel 2007 cannot open file under Vista Business

When I double-click to open an Excel file, I get the message:

"Windows cannot find 'C:\xxx\xxxxx\somefile.xls'. Make sure you typed the
name correctly, and then try again." If I instead launch Excel first then do
file-open and browse for the same file, I can open it.

Can anyone tell me what is happening here and how it can be fixed? Thanks.

Here's one solution that happened to work for me -
1. In Microsoft Office Excel 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and
then click Excel Options.
2. Click Advanced, scroll down to the General bar and underneath, click to
clear the checkmark from the Ignore other applications that use DDE check
box.
3. Click OK.


"Don" wrote:

> When I double-click to open an Excel file, I get the message:
>
> "Windows cannot find 'C:\xxx\xxxxx\somefile.xls'. Make sure you typed the
> name correctly, and then try again." If I instead launch Excel first then do
> file-open and browse for the same file, I can open it.
>
> Can anyone tell me what is happening here and how it can be fixed? Thanks.
>
>