I use WindowsXP. My shortcuts for my xl spreadsheets have started giving me
errors such as: can't find c:\documents.xls. I click ok and then it says:
can't find c:\and.xls. I click ok and then it says: can't find
c:\setting.xls. and so on. it continues on between each word in the pathname
but the spreadsheet opens in the end. Does anyone know how to fix this?

In Folder Options, you will find a 'filetypes' tab, and the list of those.
Open the advanced properties of a filetype, and uncheck, apply, then recheck
the setting for "DDE". This should toggle the registry setting you are
having trouble with.

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"cg" <cg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I use WindowsXP. My shortcuts for my xl spreadsheets have started giving
> me
> errors such as: can't find c:\documents.xls. I click ok and then it
> says:
> can't find c:\and.xls. I click ok and then it says: can't find
> c:\setting.xls. and so on. it continues on between each word in the
> pathname
> but the spreadsheet opens in the end. Does anyone know how to fix this?
>

Now it does the same thing, but the spreadsheet doesn't open. After I
cleared "use DDE" and clicked apply, when I went back in, DDE was already
re-checked.

This is what is in the "application to perform action box". "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE" %1. "Open" is my default. Got
any other suggestions? Thx for your help.

"cg" wrote:

> I use WindowsXP. My shortcuts for my xl spreadsheets have started giving me
> errors such as: can't find c:\documents.xls. I click ok and then it says:
> can't find c:\and.xls. I click ok and then it says: can't find
> c:\setting.xls. and so on. it continues on between each word in the pathname
> but the spreadsheet opens in the end. Does anyone know how to fix this?
>