I had exactly that problem with Excel (it opens but then Windows 'cannot
find the file' that you clicked: utterly stupid!!) but it has gone away with
no specific action on my part, but possibly after a recent update to Office.
(Office 2003 by the way.)

Derek

"Kris - Idaho" <KrisIdaho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion - it worked but now I have another problem which
> I
> will post in this discussion group in case you aren't checking in tonight.
> The only way I can open an Excel file is from within the Application
> itself.
> A blank Excel application screen opens, not the file itself when I click
> on
> it.
> From Tools>Options>General> I have tried *uncheck* and *checked* "Ignore
> oOther Applications".
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> I would try resetting the file association for the filetypes in question.
>> One way would be a Office "Repair" in Add/Remove
>>
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>> "Kris - Idaho" <KrisIdaho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > I am getting the repeated message, for all Word and Excel documents,
>> > "Windows cannot find 'C:\Document and Settings. . .' ." then the file
>> > opens.
>> > Message occurs whether or not the application is already open.
>> >