excel 2013 can't open old files

Anonymous
2013-03-04T04:59:35+00:00

I got windows office 2013 and installed it on my windows 7 laptop.  I have old office 2007 excel files that I can't open, and some that will only open when I go through the program and search for them. After loading some files I tried to save them in the new format. But even after that I can't open the file. I tried coping and pasting the info, again with no sucess. what can I do to fix this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-01T11:26:02+00:00

    To solve this issue you need to open office 2013 en go to the following

    File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View

    Then disable all option.. click OK..

    exit office and open the file you want to open

    Brgds

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-11T18:58:32+00:00

    So, I've found a simple answer to this in another thread that solved it. (Office 2013, Win7 Ultimate N x64)

    Go into Control Panel > Office install > Change > Quick Repair

    Sourced from: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/a31c918b-cb7c-4008-b339-4f0fa6118ea9/excel-2013-will-not-open-file-using-double-click

    Hope that helps someone else.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-17T02:22:24+00:00

    Go to Add/Remove Programs

    Select "Microsoft Office"

    Click on top menu:  "Change"

    Select the "Quick Repair" option.

    Let us know if it worked.

    Yes, I know it sounds too simple, but it worked for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-08T16:54:23+00:00

    This may happen if you install office 2013 and then uninstall office 2007 or similar.

    Go to Programs and features select office 2013 or 365 and then click change. It should give option to fix office offline or online, try offline first and then try open your spreadsheets again??

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-10-28T14:59:40+00:00

    WHere is this Run this program in compatibilityoption?

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