| Subject: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:19:00 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?NWh1bHNlcw==?= [Email Address Protection] |
JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? TIA |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:23:19 AM |
| From: "Mark L. Ferguson" [Email Address Protection] |
Control Panel, Default Programs, "Associate a filetype or protocol with a Program", scroll down to the desired filetype to use with Excel. Highlight it, and click the "Change program" button. Select Excel. -- Please use the Communities guidelines when posting. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson "5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-4433DC0CBE27@microsoft.com... > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in > Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? > > TIA |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:34:14 AM |
| From: "Censored Syndrome" [Email Address Protection] |
"5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-4433DC0CBE27@microsoft.com... > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in > Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? Do you have Excel, or the free Excel file reader, installed? ss. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:42:36 AM |
| From: Ringmaster [Email Address Protection] |
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:19:00 -0700, 5hulses <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel >but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? > >TIA With Vista, who knows why it does half the stupid stuff it does. Try going to Control Panel, Default Programs, then see what if anything is associated with your spreadsheet file types like .xlb and ..xlc. Change as necessary. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:54:48 AM |
| From: "Mr. Arnold" [Email Address Protection] |
"5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-4433DC0CBE27@microsoft.com... > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in > Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? How does it know how to open an Excel file if you don't have Excel installed on the machine? If you have MS Works on the machine, then you're going to have to use MS Work's Spread Sheet program, open the file manually and telling it that a .xls file is to be opened. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 6:56:45 AM |
| From: "Gordon" [Email Address Protection] |
"5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-4433DC0CBE27@microsoft.com... > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in > Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? > > TIA Excel doesn't come with Vista. You have to buy it and install it separately.... |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:02:10 AM |
| From: Bruce Chambers [Email Address Protection] |
5hulses wrote: > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? > > TIA Three things we need to know: 1) Do you actually have Excel installed? 2) Is the file in question actually an Excel spreadsheet, or other Excel-compatible format? 3) Why aren't you asking this in an Excel or Office newsgroup? It has nothing to do with Vista. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:03:08 AM |
| From: Bruce Chambers [Email Address Protection] |
5hulses wrote: > Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the rest > open no problem > Then that one file is obviously corrupted. Restore from backup. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:04:12 AM |
| From: Ringmaster the Albright Clown [Email Address Protection] |
Ringmaster wrote: <snipped> I see you have already went to your next diaper name change. You can change to a new diaper, but you can't hide. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:06:51 AM |
| From: "Gordon" [Email Address Protection] |
"5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FC210019-7036-4169-B6CF-AD2FD66E8C2A@microsoft.com... > Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the rest > open no problem > So why not say that in your first post? |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:38:59 AM |
| From: Bruce Chambers [Email Address Protection] |
Gordon wrote: > "5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:FC210019-7036-4169-B6CF-AD2FD66E8C2A@microsoft.com... >> Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the >> rest >> open no problem >> > > So why not say that in your first post? Because it would have been pertinent to the question? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 8:46:46 AM |
| From: "Gordon" [Email Address Protection] |
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:ehDopLS3IHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Gordon wrote: >> "5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:FC210019-7036-4169-B6CF-AD2FD66E8C2A@microsoft.com... >>> Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the >>> rest >>> open no problem >>> >> >> So why not say that in your first post? > > > Because it would have been pertinent to the question? > ROTFL! |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 9:18:32 AM |
| From: "Censored Syndrome" [Email Address Protection] |
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:eqUfn3R3IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > 5hulses wrote: >> Who said I don't have excel installed. It's just one excel file...the >> rest open no problem >> > > Then that one file is obviously corrupted. Restore from backup. Not obviously. It could be a .xlsx file from Excel 2007, and he has Excel 2003 or earlier. He's need to open it in the Excel 2007 Reader in that case, or ask whoever sent it to him for another version saved in .xls format. ss. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 9:36:59 AM |
| From: Ringmaster [Email Address Protection] |
On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:19:02 -0700, 5hulses <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Some of my excel files open no problem, but of course my most important file >it will not recognize & open...tried to change file type extension, but that >still doesn't open THAT particular file...why? 1. What is the file extension you can't open? What's needed is the three letters that are right of the period. 2. What version of Excel are you using? I'm still using old Office 97 Pro and Vista seems to still work with it alright for the limited needs I still use Office. Changing the file type blindly isn't a very good idea. It is what it is. You probably just need to associate it properly. |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 10:40:48 AM |
| From: Nonny [Email Address Protection] |
Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote: >3) Why aren't you asking this in an Excel or Office newsgroup? It has >nothing to do with Vista. FINALLY!! |
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| Subject: Re: HELP with unrecognizable format in Excel |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 7/3/2008 1:01:02 PM |
| From: "KDE" [Email Address Protection] |
what version of office do you have now ? what version did you create the file with ? what is the file extension of the file that won't open? "5hulses" <5hulses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:25E90EAF-AD08-40E6-9DAB-4433DC0CBE27@microsoft.com... > JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in > Excel > but it says it's not a recognizable format...why?? > > TIA |
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