Sep 09 2021 08:38 AM
recent purchase of new computer with Office 365 (Personal) - can't open .xls files that were saved to external drive and downloaded onto new unit. Is there a way to convert .xls to .xlsx or otherwise open them? I'm a very basic user
Sep 09 2021 09:02 AM
@ArtH2404mentions I'm on the latest Excel version and can still open xls files. They are ancient but it should not cause any problems to open them and save them back as xlsx.
Sep 09 2021 09:16 AM
What exactly means "can't open" ? You see some error (if so which one) or what?
Sep 09 2021 09:33 AM
Sep 09 2021 01:33 PM
SolutionYou need to associate this file type with Excel. If you are on Windows 10 when
Win -> Settings - Apps -> Default apps -> Choose default application by file type (at the bottom of the page) - find .xls and select Excel for it
Change default programs in Windows 10 (microsoft.com)
Windows 10: Associate a File Type with a Specific App | Password Recovery (top-password.com)
Sep 12 2021 06:53 AM
Sep 12 2021 08:53 AM
@ArtH2404mentions , you are welcome, glad it helped
Sep 09 2021 01:33 PM
SolutionYou need to associate this file type with Excel. If you are on Windows 10 when
Win -> Settings - Apps -> Default apps -> Choose default application by file type (at the bottom of the page) - find .xls and select Excel for it
Change default programs in Windows 10 (microsoft.com)
Windows 10: Associate a File Type with a Specific App | Password Recovery (top-password.com)