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Can't Open Excel 2010 File (Under Windows XP) by Double Clicking On It
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Suddenly a problem occurred when I try to open an Excel 2010 xlsm file by double clicking on it. I can open the file from within Excel but not by double-clicking on it. I tried the usual suggestions such as:

Unchecking File->Options->Advanced->General->Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

Open With Excel, checking 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' 

excel.exe /unregserver and then excel.exe /regserver

I repaired the Windows XP and reinstalled Excel.

When opening it from within Excel I saved it under a different name.

Nothing worked. Also, took a look at the questions in experts-exchange concerning this issue and didn't find the answer there either. Something is wrong with the file association but I don't want to solve that by making a new profile. Do you have an idea how this problem can be resolved?

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    Hi Mateuscaetano Mateus,

    Thank you for posting on our forums.

    It's my understanding that you're encountering issues opening Excel files which have been created by the Infragistics IgniteUI Client-side Excel Library. If this is the case, please update this forum thread with the Build number for the libraries you're referencing and I can investigate this issue further. Additionally, it would benefit my investigation if you can provide me with a sample which reproduces this issue.

    Note, Infragistics includes sample which demonstrate the IgniteUI Client-side Excel Library working as expected on our website:
    http://www.igniteui.com/infragistics-excel/create-excel-worksheet

    I am looking forward to your update.