Open Excel file get error with file names that have spaces in the

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran “excel.exe /regserver� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesn’t. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

It’s not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; “confirm open after download,� “always show
extension,� and “browse in same window.�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: “system�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

We are getting close!!

If a double-click of an icon opens the Excel app, but not the file, then:

Tools Options... General clear the ignore other applications checkbox
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran “excel.exe /regserver� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesn’t. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

It’s not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; “confirm open after download,� “always show
extension,� and “browse in same window.�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: “system�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

I don't know what happened but I'm about back at the beginning, if not worse.

Getting the path error for every space in the path being opened
Files are opening in the same window.

Should I go back and reregister again?



"Gary''s Student" wrote:

We are getting close!!

If a double-click of an icon opens the Excel app, but not the file, then:

Tools Options... General clear the ignore other applications checkbox
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran “excel.exe /regserver� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesn’t. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

It’s not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; “confirm open after download,� “always show
extension,� and “browse in same window.�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: “system�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

re-registery can't hurt.
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I don't know what happened but I'm about back at the beginning, if not worse.

Getting the path error for every space in the path being opened
Files are opening in the same window.

Should I go back and reregister again?



"Gary''s Student" wrote:

We are getting close!!

If a double-click of an icon opens the Excel app, but not the file, then:

Tools Options... General clear the ignore other applications checkbox
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran “excel.exe /regserver� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesn’t. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

It’s not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; “confirm open after download,� “always show
extension,� and “browse in same window.�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: “system�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo

So I re-registered, re-booted, and ran it for a few days. I can't figure out
a pattern. Sometimes I get the error due to spaces in the path, sometimes
files open fine in different windows, sometimes they open in the same window.
I guess I could start a log of everything I do and how it responds. Seems
like all other Office programs work fine.

Thanks for your continued help.



"Gary''s Student" wrote:

re-registery can't hurt.
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I don't know what happened but I'm about back at the beginning, if not worse.

Getting the path error for every space in the path being opened
Files are opening in the same window.

Should I go back and reregister again?



"Gary''s Student" wrote:

We are getting close!!

If a double-click of an icon opens the Excel app, but not the file, then:

Tools Options... General clear the ignore other applications checkbox
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran “excel.exe /regserver� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesn’t. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

It’s not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; “confirm open after download,� “always show
extension,� and “browse in same window.�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: “system�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo