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Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
the sort, but did not find anything.

Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General.

Delete any path in quot;at startup open all file inquot;.

Older versions....quot;Alternate startup file locationquot;.Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:17:02 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt; wrote:

gt;Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt;click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt;I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt;the sort, but did not find anything.
gt;
gt;Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.Hi Alex

Take a look at Toolsgt;Optionsgt;Generalgt;At startup, open all files in
Remove any folder name in that location.
This is the wording in XL2003.
I believe in earlier versions, it is names Alternate startup location.

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Regards

Roger Govierquot;CSUFAlexquot; gt; wrote in message
...
gt; Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or
gt; double
gt; click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel
gt; files.
gt; I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or
gt; anything of
gt; the sort, but did not find anything.
gt;
gt; Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be
gt; appreciated.
gt;
Hi Gord,

Excel 2000 does not have the quot;at startup open all files inquot; Option in the
general tab.

Also, the alternate startup file location path is blank...

Cheers

CSUFAlex

quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:

gt; Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General.
gt;
gt; Delete any path in quot;at startup open all file inquot;.
gt;
gt; Older versions....quot;Alternate startup file locationquot;.
gt;
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt;
gt; On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:17:02 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt; gt; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt;Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt; gt;click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt; gt;I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt; gt;the sort, but did not find anything.
gt; gt;
gt; gt;Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.
gt;
gt;

OK

Are you sure you are looking in the correct XLSTART folder.

Office often creates more than one when installing.

Do a search for xlstart and see what comes up.

In Windows XP and Office 2003 my correct XLSTART folder is at

quot;C:\Documents and Settings\Gord\Application Data\Microsoft\Excelquot;

There is also one at

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\XLSTART but it doesn't do anything I
can see.Gord

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:49:04 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt; wrote:

gt;Hi Gord,
gt;
gt;Excel 2000 does not have the quot;at startup open all files inquot; Option in the
gt;general tab.
gt;
gt;Also, the alternate startup file location path is blank...
gt;
gt;Cheers
gt;
gt;CSUFAlex
gt;
gt;quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:
gt;
gt;gt; Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Delete any path in quot;at startup open all file inquot;.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Older versions....quot;Alternate startup file locationquot;.
gt;gt;
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt;gt;
gt;gt; On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:17:02 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt;gt; gt; wrote:
gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt;gt; gt;click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt;gt; gt;I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt;gt; gt;the sort, but did not find anything.
gt;gt; gt;
gt;gt; gt;Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.
gt;gt;
gt;gt;Try determining where those 24 files are coming from:

After one opens, put this in any cell:
=cell(quot;Filenamequot;,a1)

You'll see where they're coming from.

Then you can verify that that folder doesn't exist under tools|Options|General
tab.

CSUFAlex wrote:
gt;
gt; Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt; click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt; I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt; the sort, but did not find anything.
gt;
gt; Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.

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Dave Peterson

Hi, networked environment was backing up the profile to a server, which is
where the Application Data/Microsoft/Excel/XLStart items were.

Thanks for the help...

CSUFAlex

quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:

gt; OK
gt;
gt; Are you sure you are looking in the correct XLSTART folder.
gt;
gt; Office often creates more than one when installing.
gt;
gt; Do a search for xlstart and see what comes up.
gt;
gt; In Windows XP and Office 2003 my correct XLSTART folder is at
gt;
gt; quot;C:\Documents and Settings\Gord\Application Data\Microsoft\Excelquot;
gt;
gt; There is also one at
gt;
gt; C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\XLSTART but it doesn't do anything I
gt; can see.
gt;
gt;
gt; Gord
gt;
gt; On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:49:04 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt; gt; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt;Hi Gord,
gt; gt;
gt; gt;Excel 2000 does not have the quot;at startup open all files inquot; Option in the
gt; gt;general tab.
gt; gt;
gt; gt;Also, the alternate startup file location path is blank...
gt; gt;
gt; gt;Cheers
gt; gt;
gt; gt;CSUFAlex
gt; gt;
gt; gt;quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt;gt; Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Delete any path in quot;at startup open all file inquot;.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Older versions....quot;Alternate startup file locationquot;.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:17:02 -0800, quot;CSUFAlexquot;
gt; gt;gt; gt; wrote:
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; gt;Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt; gt;gt; gt;click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt; gt;gt; gt;I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt; gt;gt; gt;the sort, but did not find anything.
gt; gt;gt; gt;
gt; gt;gt; gt;Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt;
gt;
gt;

Dave,

That did the trick, I found the location...thanks a bunch!!

CSUFAlex

quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:

gt; Try determining where those 24 files are coming from:
gt;
gt; After one opens, put this in any cell:
gt; =cell(quot;Filenamequot;,a1)
gt;
gt; You'll see where they're coming from.
gt;
gt; Then you can verify that that folder doesn't exist under tools|Options|General
gt; tab.
gt;
gt; CSUFAlex wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Hello. I am having a problem with excel. Whenever I start excel, or double
gt; gt; click an excel spreadsheet to open, it automatically starts 24 excel files.
gt; gt; I have tried looking in the xlstart folder for any templates or anything of
gt; gt; the sort, but did not find anything.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Any help or suggestions in stopping this from happening would be appreciated.
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson
gt;