Hi Laura,
Try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211494
"Laura" <Laura@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I used to be able to open a file from Documents or Recent Documents and
>other
> places and just double click on the file and it opened. Now though, I have
> to
> be in the program that the file is associated with to be able to open it.
> I
> hate this. But I don't know what changed or how to fix it.
> So basically if it is an Excel file I have to open Excel first and then
> open
> the program from there.
> Can you tell me what I need to change, install, or what I need to do to
> get
> the files to just open from Documents and Recent Documents?
> Thanks,
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