Outlook 2010 will not open xlsx files

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Dec 9, Outlook Calendar import Excel. Dec 6, Macro sending outlook template from Excel list. Now when I click on the attachments, I get a message that the xlsx file is not associated with any prohram on my machine, and that I must associate it. When I try and associate it, the machaine does not give me Excel as an aoption but directs me to the Office site where it wants me to purchase it.

I am runnung Windows Any ideas? Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thanks Vijay. Just to clarify, do you mean I will have to perform this sequence of keystrokes every time I receive an xlsx file in an email? I find it quite annoying to tell her to save every file to her desktop before opening or having each person change the spreadsheet to an. How do I fix this issue?! Howell IT is an IT service provider. Its a very strange issue.

That was my first thought as well. But when set the default program as Excel, and go to open the file, it does nothing We have tried a repair install and uninstall and re-install of Office to no avail. Definitely sounds like file associations have got themselves mixed up. Let's begin right away! The first major reason why you may not be able to open an attachment in outlook is that the file is in a format that your computer cannot recognize.

In other words, it could be that your system does not have the software necessary for opening the file format. For instance, if you have not installed an app such as Adobe Photoshop, you cannot open a received. Sometimes you may have the right program for opening a particular file format but still face this error. It implies that the file is not associated with the right program. You can change the program to a program that works for you. Some antivirus programs you have installed on your system may be the reason you cannot open your attachments in Outlook.

How does this work? Antivirus programs work to secure your system from all incoming data to your PC. Attachments are part of such incoming data and so in the course of doing their work, the antivirus programs may stop you from having access to your attachments. Simply disable your antivirus in this instance to check for sure if they are the reason why you can't open the attachments or not. Files are usually compressed into formats that make it easier for transfers, especially if the files are very bulky or large in numbers.