Have two different instances of the Excel application running. The point that needs a solution, from my understanding is:ġ.
Windows Registry Editor Version In New App in New App Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" In New App Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE\" \"%1\"" Like this you can control the number of Excel instances and determine which instance you want the file to open.
On a Windows 7 Pro 64-bit system, juste create a reg file with the below entry (for Excel 2010).Įach time you want to open an Excel file in a new instance, just right click on the file and choose "Open in a new app instance". Have used their machines like described above, have lost. That´s why i feel, all those of you (incl. Through "ribbons" and waiting more than twice a time for same operations, that run in XP/Office2003 simply great)Īfter digging the web, experimenting with registry-hacks, etc., i didn´t find any REAL solution. Screen (instead of large, fancy icons), that want fast and efficient functionality (instead of clicking around Yes, i agree: Win 7 / Office 2010 is a massive downgrade for all users, that need informations on the Or Database-Exports, even sometimes not for XLS in Outlook-Mails. Also the mouse-drag/drop will not work for Web-Downloads Modifications i´ve seen so far wont help. So it´s not about opening always in new Excel-Instances, therefore all. Of the previously activated Excel-instance the XLS-Document opens exactly in a new window The double-click or calling the export-function. Just activate the desired Excel instance before doing with Office2003 / WinXP it was very simple: for several reasons (data-comparison side-by-side on 2 monitors, etc.), i´d like to control, in which instanceĭouble-clicked XLS-Documents from Mails, Web-Downloads or (most wanted!) PlSql-Developers i have 2 Excel-Instances running (can see it with TaskMgr) and i don´t want any Hmm, it seems it´s really hard to undestand, what our problem is all about. I want them to open without first having to save them to my computer or T/H drive?
Any ideas on how to get the file(s) to open where Unfortunately, the file does not always open in the session I have "chosen" for it. I have tried to click on theĮxcel session I want it to open in to "activate" it and then go to Sharepoint or Outlook and open the excel file. My problem happens when I open a file either from Sharepoint (a shared site in Internet Explorer) or an excel attachment to an Outlook email. I can do this for any file I have on my computer (C drive) or shared drives (T drive or H drive) because I can just go to theĬhosen session and open the file there (so any file on Explore I can choose.). My problem is: I want to have 2 excel sessions open and I want to choose where an excel file is sent to open.
In the old days, I had a driver on my computer that allowed me to do this, and now I think all laptops have I am using my laptop as my primary screen and my monitor as my secondary screen. I would like to know if there is a way I can make Excel 2010 and Win7 behave the way it did before with Excel 2003 and WinXP. I know I can do this via the Open/File menu in Excel but it's a much more onerous
I want to control the number of Excel instances and determine which instance I want the file to open. I found some registry edits that will open a file in a new instance of ExcelĮVERY time. I don't really like either solution. At first, it would ALWAYS open the file in the first instance of Excel whenever I opened a file from windows explorer. However, now I have Windows 7 Pro with Excel 2010. If I click on instance #2 then open a file, it will open on instance #2. If I click on the Excel program 1 and then go to windows explorer and openĪ file, it will open on Excel program instance #1. For example, I open Excel program instance #1 and then I open Excel program instance #2. Of Excel it would open because it opens based on the recent active Excel instance.
I used to do this by opening Excel and opening Excel again from the Start menu and opening files through windows explorer and controlling which instance I've been using multiple instances of Excel 2003 using two monitors for a long time using Windows XP.