Excel 2016 will not open file from file explorer

Anonymous
2015-09-25T09:51:21+00:00

I cannot get Excel 2016 to open and run a file by clicking on the file from File Explorer. Is there a bug?

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Anonymous
2015-11-24T11:55:44+00:00

The issue got solved by an online repair from the Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Hope it helps to others

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-08T20:00:56+00:00

    Sorry - doesn't work for me - tried full repair - still the same. 

    sorry - that's too bad.

    I also had other attendant issues with some of the other "Office 2016 Suite" products.  For instance

    OneNote 2016 not being installed and the "search" functions in Outlook 2016 ("Contacts") didn't work either.

    This made me suspect that there may have been some corruptions or "leakage" from older MS Office Installations.

    I actually did a full uninstall of all older Microsoft Office Products before I tried the "Online Repair" just in case - forgot to mentiuon that step.

    You may need to do a complete UNINSTALL and then REINSTALL the Office 2016 Suite

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-08T12:47:48+00:00

    Sorry - doesn't work for me - tried full repair - still the same.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-07T22:52:20+00:00

    worked fine

    Thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-07T22:51:43+00:00

    I used the "Online" Repair option

    Fix appears to work !

    Thanks

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