Excel will not open due to a corrupt shortcut
To determine if the problem is with the shortcut or with Excel, do the following
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Click Browse
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Navigate to Excel.exe
- The default location is C:\Program files\Microsoft Office\office1#(# can be 1 or 2)
- click on Excel.exe to highlight it
- Click Open
- Click OK
If it opens this way, the problem is with the shortcut. If it still will not open, the problem is with Excel or somewhere else.
Problem with shortcut
- Right-click the shortcut
- Click Delete
- Click Start
- Point to All Programs
- Point to Microsoft Office
- Right click Microsoft Office Excel
- Point to Send To
- Click on Desktop (Create Shortcut)
If the problem is not with shortcut, try the following
- Try running a repair
- Uninstall and reinstall Excel
- Use software troubleshooter