Excel file not opening

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Two possibilities:

1. You accidentally save it as an HTM or HTML file. It will still open in Excel if so. Open the file in Excel and do a Save As back to an XLS (Excel 97-2003 version file) or XLSX (Excel 2007 - 2013 version file).
2. You associated XLS or XLSX files to be opened with CometBird. If so, right click on the file and choose "Open With," then go to the bottom of the choices and left-click on "Choose default program..." Then choose Excel and you should be all set. Windows will reassociate all your files to automatically open with Excel instead of CometBird.

Use in-build "open and repair"utility of MS excel to repair damaged .xlsx files. Follow thesesteps to it

1. On the File menu, click Open.
   

2. In the Open dialog box, select the file you want to open, and click the arrow next to the Open button.
   

3. Click Open and Repair, and then choose which method you want to use to recover your workbook.
   

Most probably your problem may get fixsuppose due to any reason it can't fix your problem then use thirdparty excel repair softwarehttp://www.stellarinfo.com/excel-recovery.htm

If you open an excel created by M/S Office 2007, Excel 2003 will not be able the file. You have to install Microsoft Office the "Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats" for M/S Office 2003 from Microsoft Site.

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Your Excel file is corrupt!

Hope it helps.

It is because your excel file is get corrupted. There are several reasons of excel file corruption; virus attack is main reason of corruption. You can fix this problem with the use of "open and repair" utility of MS excel or you can use Excel repair tool http://www.stellarinfo.com/excel-recovery.htm .

assuming you have Excel sw on your PC.
Assuming you are running XP.
Assuming you can start your Excel and Open any excel file using File/Open within excel.

You must associate Excel file with Excel program in your Windows Explorer.
Fastest way is Browse to any excel file with your Windows explorer (NOT IE)
Right click and select Open with...
Browse to find your Excel MSOffice program
Select Use always to use this program
OK

i have problem of to open file because of forgot file password to open

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here is the solution ifi Excel opens without opening any file after double clicking on the excel file,

1. Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
2. Exit Excel and try again
If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel
1. Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar
2. Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
3. Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

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To open a corrupt file; you have to repair the file first.
MS Excel has a special feature to repair corrupt file that is Open & Repair.
Repair a corrupt excel file by following steps:

• Open a blank wordbook.
  
• Go-to the File menu and click on the open button.
  
• Now select your corrupt file and click on the arrow next to open button.
  
• Select Open & repair option and click on the open button.
  
• Save as the file and give the new name.
  

Additionally you can try 3rd party excel repair software if Open & Repair fails to repair corrupt file.