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

Anonymous
2010-08-07T08:54:12+00:00

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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Anonymous
2010-08-08T06:28:33+00:00

Try the following steps:

  1. Open Excel 2010.

2. Click on File > Options.

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-03T08:45:25+00:00

    Hi Ruchi! thanks for the solution. It worked out for me. But is it safe to keep all the protections unchecked in the heading "Protected View".

    Thanks & regards

    Anup

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-03T07:42:44+00:00

    lot of Thank to you Ruchi bisht.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T18:59:25+00:00

    Ruchi, Thank you so much...

    Problem resolved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T14:58:41+00:00

    Worked great for me. Thank you very much, I was desperate.

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