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Old 09-26-2021, 09:14 AM
groston groston is offline Excel not starting properly Windows 7 64bit Excel not starting properly Office 2010 32bit
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I am a long time user of Excel 2010 and it has, until just a few days ago, always worked perfectly. However, starting a few days ago, if I double-click a .xlsx or .xlsm file, I get the error message: There was a problem sending the command to the program. However, if I open Excel, I can then drag the file into Excel without issue.




What the heck happened? More importantly, can you suggest that which I can do to fix this problem?


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Old 09-26-2021, 09:49 AM
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new version of windows or an update? I assume you are using windows 10?

are the exetensions linked to excel as the default app?
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Old 09-26-2021, 09:57 AM
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Windows 7.


The only directly relevant update that happened recently was this:

Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 (KB3017810) 32-Bit Edition
Installation date: ‎2021-‎09-‎22 2:41 PM



There were also five updates for Microsoft Office on the same date. I would shudder to imagine that an official security update is the root cause of the problem...
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Old 09-26-2021, 10:08 AM
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I am not saying its the problem but both Windows 7 and Excel 2010 are at end of life so i am suprised you are getting any updates at all.

Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020

Microsoft have released updates that have broken Windows.

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  • Check that Excel is the default app for .xlsx
  • Have you downloaded open office or any other office suite?
  • Use excel online (doesnt work for Macros)
  • Reinstall office/Wins 7/10

You might just have to open the workbook via Excel if you cant upgrade
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