Thread: Desktop short cut is not working

My operating system is Windows XP with MS office 2002. When I double click the desktop shortcut for XL file an error message crops up "Windows cannot find D:\ABC.xls". It is happening only in respect of Excel files (irrespective of directory). Kindly help me to overcome this problem.

Open
C:/program files
Look for Ms office.
see excel
click excel.exe
create short cut.
copy to desktop
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posted in another forum. try these

Option 1

Open Excel
Make sure you have a document open (otherwise you wont be able to access these options)
Go to Tools>Options>General then uncheck Ignore other applications

Option 2

Close Excel
Click the Windows Start Button>Run and type excel /unregserver
then Click the Windows Start Button>Run and type excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults.

Originally Posted by skap

posted in another forum. Try these

option 1

open excel
make sure you have a document open (otherwise you wont be able to access these options)
go to tools>options>general then uncheck ignore other applications

option 2

close excel
click the windows start button>run and type excel /unregserver
then click the windows start button>run and type excel /regserver

the /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults.

i tried the first option and got rid of the problem. Thank you very much -- keyes kannan

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