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Error opening Excel files from Windows Explorer
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Mar 15, 20267460 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm running Microsoft Excel 2007 on a 32-bit Windows 7 install. As of yesterday, when I try to open an Excel file from the desktop/Windows Explorer, Excel starts and displays the error There was a problem sending the command to the program. but does not open the file. I can open the file by double-…
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Fix for: Error opening Excel files from Windows Explorer
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This is a pretty well known bug in how Windows 7 implements the preview pane in explorer. Go back and look and I bet the preview pane is on. The simple fix is to turn it off. Very few people want it on. Another fix is to alter the user process so th…
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