why does your subject say zipped files. Zipped files end in .zip and Excel files end with .xls if no one mucks with the filenames.
"David McRitchie" <dmcritchie_xlmvp[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message news:ecKX5vIqGHA.1976[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > How about opening the file from Excel with File, Open > > Your install of Excel should have set the file types for you. > My computer, Tools, Folder Options, File typesl > --- > HTH, > David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] > My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm> Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm> > "searching for discussion" <searching for discussion[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D9A9F10D-43CD-4931-B127-9F1DF62E6855[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Hello, > > > > I am having a problem trying to open a file in excel. This file is ending > > in xls. When i go into windows to open the file i get a message saying to > > either select a program from the list or use the web service. Please help. > >
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