how do iopen aspreadsheet sent via email windows need to know what programme
created it .i dont understand

Hi

Always copy the file on your harddisk first before you open it
Never open it in the mail.
Maybe they send a link to the file to you instead of the file ?

You can try this

ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and
On the Windows Taskbar

1 ) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.



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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"summertime" wrote in message ...
how do iopen aspreadsheet sent via email windows need to know what programme
created it .i dont understand

You probably do not have Excel on your computer. So, you would need an excel
version capable of using that file or the excel viewer which will let you
look but not manipulate.

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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"summertime" wrote in message
...
how do iopen aspreadsheet sent via email windows need to know what
programme
created it .i dont understand

First question is: Do you have Excel installed on your computer?

If no, then you have a few options.

1. Buy MS Office or Excel.

2. Download Open Office(70MB) from http://www.openoffice.org

3. Download Stephen Bye's freebie spreadsheet app that works with Excel
files.

http://www.byedesign.freeserve.co.uk/

4. Download the Free Excel viewer. You can view and print but not edit with
the viewer.

http://office.microsoft.com/en*-gb/o...4796103*3.aspx


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 06:13:03 -0800, "summertime"
wrote:

how do iopen aspreadsheet sent via email windows need to know what programme
created it .i dont understand