Cannot Execute Applications from "My Documents"

From: Tony Cooper (Cooper_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/08/05


Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:33:10 -0800

Unitl recently I was accumstomed to going to My Docs, finding the file I
Wanted in one orf the subfolders and double clicking to execute the file. I
can no longer do this. For Exmaple: I have a subfolder in My Docs nameed
Excel. From within the Excel Folder I have several more folders. When I go
to one of these and dboule click I just get an hour glass and have to go to
windows task manager to get out of the "not responding" mode. On the other
hand, I can execute Excel directly, go to file/open and navigate to the file
wanted through My Docs/Excel/Subfoler and all goes well. The same is true
for word files and for Access files.

Most times I can execute other files not related to MS Office applications
from within the My Docs folder - but not always.

I have reinstalled MS Office. I have changed the folder and subfolder names
but none of this seems to work.

What can I do to overcome this?

Thanks for any help. Post any replies to TNJCOOP@BELLSOUTH.NET.



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