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  1. 28th Jun 2005 00:17 #1
    Lucifers_Ghost
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    Hello,

    I have a bunch of Excel spreadsheets that I cant open for some reason.

    I have windows xp and office 2000 installed. When I try to open any one of the 10 spreadsheets, it says its not a valid file. Except, it is. I have opened them up at work and they are fine.

    Any suggestions?
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  2. 28th Jun 2005 04:28 #2
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    Version problem ? Office isn't always backwards compatable.

    Corrupt installation at home ? Can you open any Excel files ?
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    Yeah thats what I was gonna ask. What version of office you using at work?

    Of course there hasn't been a change in office formats in a long while but....
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  4. 28th Jun 2005 06:08 #4
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    Another thing you can make sure is that ensure the file extension ends in .XLS

    Go back to your work place and open the excel files again. This time, save them again and when you click save as, there is a save as type option. Choose the option highlighted below:



    Now try to open the files on your home PC.
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