Can't open Excel 2010 files for some reason?


  1. Posts : 491
    Windows 7
       #1

    Can't open Excel 2010 files for some reason?


    I am having problems trying to open Excel files by double clicking them for some strange reason.

    If I create an Excel file then save it for some bizzare reason it won't then open again by double clicking it. I have tried to go into the choose default programs but I can't find Excel 2010 anywhere, so what I done was to create an Excel short cut on the desktop and then tried to use that as the default program but I get the following message:

    C:\Users\********\Documents\*******\********\****.xlsx is not a vaild Win32 application.

    (I have used the *'s instead of the proper path)
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  2. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #2

    BomberAF said:
    I am having problems trying to open Excel files by double clicking them for some strange reason.

    If I create an Excel file then save it for some bizzare reason it won't then open again by double clicking it. I have tried to go into the choose default programs but I can't find Excel 2010 anywhere, so what I done was to create an Excel short cut on the desktop and then tried to use that as the default program but I get the following message:

    C:\Users\********\Documents\*******\********\****.xlsx is not a vaild Win32 application.

    (I have used the *'s instead of the proper path)
    Have you tried right clicking on an xlsx file, choose Open With, and browse to the excel.exe? I don't have 2010, but mine is in

    C:\program files (x86)\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.exe

    Choose the exe and click always use the selected program...

    A Guy
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  3. Posts : 1,483
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #3

    Good advice, A Guy, if it's 64 bit 2010 the path would be
    ""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE""
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