"The file is corrupt and cannot be opened" error on office 2010 Excel while opening .xls files

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I recently upgraded my office to 2010 from 2007 after that i am unable to open any .xls files created by previous version

no issue with the files because i can open it in 2003 sp3 and 2007 sp2 versions

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Try the following steps:

Open Excel 2010.

2. Click on File > Options.

Select Trust Center > Trust center settings.
Select Protected view.
Uncheck all the options under Protected View > OK.
Restart Excel 2010 and try to open Excel documents.

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Anonymous

2013-05-11T12:06:56+00:00

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Anonymous

2013-04-20T17:26:15+00:00

Awesome....Ive had this Excel issue for some time and for the life of me, couldnt figure out how to fix the issue. Thank you...
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Anonymous

2013-04-01T07:48:36+00:00

Hi,

Thanks a lot for this valuable suggestion.
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Anonymous

2013-03-27T20:39:46+00:00

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