Issues with Excel 2003 files


  1. Jaspeee
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    Issues with Excel 2003 files


    Dear Experts, please can you help?
    When I create Excel documents using Excel 2003 on my Windows 7 system it saves them as 'OOBE.' documents.
    If I try to open them from 'My Computer' it says it cannot open them (the Open With option does not suggest Excel). However if I open Excel first then go File Open, then document is fine.
    When attaching these files to emails they don't look like Excel files then either.
    Many thanks,
    Jaspeee
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  3. seavixen32
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    Try installing the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack alongside Office 2003, also, have you tried right-clicking the relevant documents and selecting Open With?

    Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 - Microsoft Digital Life New Zealand
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  4. Jaspeee
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    Thanks for the reply seavixen32. I'll try that.
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