Nov 18, 2020 · My Excel XLS files are not opening! For some reason, starting this Monday after a Windows Update (16.11.2020), my XLS Excel files are not opening. I'm not sure if the issue is …

Jul 1, 2020 · My only get round would be to find every .xls file on my machine, open Excel, open file, save it as a .xlsx and delete the old file, changing shortcuts where used.

May 2, 2011 · Unable to open .xls files in Windows 7, no file association and "open with" is not available I no longer have a file association for .xls files in windows 7. When I right click on a …

Dec 2, 2022 · Excel files are not recognized in Windows 11 which was preinstalled upgrade on new computer. How do I open these files? I keep getting asked what program to use - Note …

Oct 9, 2024 · After installing Microsoft 365, if you find that Excel files are mistakenly recognized as PDF files or try to open them in PDF format, it may be because the file association settings …

Feb 1, 2024 · Hi I have an very important excel documentation with information regarding my entire life which all of a sudden does not want to open and is displaying the message : "excel …

Nov 28, 2020 · can't open excel 97 file with office 365 after changing my new working PC i cant open my old excel work sheet ( excel 97) excel 365 working very well, but after i choose to …

Dec 9, 2018 · The problem of .xls file not getting opened after upgrading to Excel 2016 / Windows 10 is a common problem. This problem may occur after any windows / MS Office update as …

Feb 1, 2025 · Hi Jan, Thanks for posting in the community. We are happy to help you. I can reproduce the same situation when opening XLS file in Excel for iOS. Unfortunately, this is a …

Oct 15, 2017 · Hello! That message is supposed to appear when either an .xlsx file has been renamed as .xls, or when a .xls file has been renamed as .xls Try renaming the extension to …