HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel

JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel
but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??

TIA

Control Panel, Default Programs, "Associate a filetype or protocol with a
Program", scroll down to the desired filetype to use with Excel. Highlight
it, and click the "Change program" button. Select Excel.

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"5hulses" <> wrote in message
news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-...
> JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in
> Excel
> but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
>
> TIA

"5hulses" <> wrote in message
news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-...
> JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in
> Excel
> but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??


Do you have Excel, or the free Excel file reader, installed?

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On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:19:00 -0700, 5hulses
<> wrote:

>JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel
>but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
>
>TIA


With Vista, who knows why it does half the stupid stuff it does.

Try going to Control Panel, Default Programs, then see what if
anything is associated with your spreadsheet file types like .xlb and
..xlc. Change as necessary.

"5hulses" <> wrote in message
news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-...
> JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in
> Excel
> but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??

How does it know how to open an Excel file if you don't have Excel installed
on the machine? If you have MS Works on the machine, then you're going to
have to use MS Work's Spread Sheet program, open the file manually and
telling it that a .xls file is to be opened.

"5hulses" <> wrote in message
news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-...
> JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in
> Excel
> but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
>
> TIA


Excel doesn't come with Vista. You have to buy it and install it
separately....

Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the rest
open no problem

"Mr. Arnold" wrote:

>
> "5hulses" <> wrote in message
> news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-...
> > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in
> > Excel
> > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
>
> How does it know how to open an Excel file if you don't have Excel installed
> on the machine? If you have MS Works on the machine, then you're going to
> have to use MS Work's Spread Sheet program, open the file manually and
> telling it that a .xls file is to be opened.
>
>

5hulses wrote:
> JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel
> but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
>
> TIA


Three things we need to know:

1) Do you actually have Excel installed?

2) Is the file in question actually an Excel spreadsheet, or other
Excel-compatible format?

3) Why aren't you asking this in an Excel or Office newsgroup? It has
nothing to do with Vista.


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5hulses wrote:
> Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the rest
> open no problem
>

Then that one file is obviously corrupted. Restore from backup.


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