Hi David!
With 35kb it's unlikely to be file size that is the problem. More
likely an overfull C:\Windows\Temp or a bloated Excel.xlb is the
cause:
The most likely cause is that a vital area of the system used by Excel
is full of junk and needs clearing out.
Close down and re-open the computer just to make sure that all
installations
are complete.
In Windows 95/98 and ME
Delete all files in C:\Windows\Temp
In Windows NT/2000/XP
Find and Select C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\local settings\temp
They are left behind by installing programs but Excel needs the space.
Try again with Excel.
Bloated xlb File
Next is that with pre 2002 versions of Excel there is a tendency for
the toolbar file to bloat in size and eventually this can cause
crashes on opening. It is usually preceded by Excel being noticeably
slower than before in opening and in performance generally. Generally
this means deleting the bloated file.
Next:
Using Start > Search > For Files and folders
Locate the Excel.xlb or Excel10.xlb file. If it is above around 30kb
rename
it Excelxlb.old and move it somewhere. If it's very large you probably
won't
be able to do much with it anyway. This is the toolbar file and Excel
will
create a new one for you.
Now try again.
Microsoft Knowledge Base on Quits after Opening Problems
Next work through the following Knowledge Base articles that cover
this problem that is associated with recent installations and / or
application of service releases.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;224432
OFF2000: Program Quits Immediately After Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;236592
OFF2000: Error Messages Starting Office Program, or Program
Immediately Quits on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255503
OFF2000: Program Quits Immediately After Starting When SR-1/SR-1a
Update Is Applied
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;267968
OFF2000: Program Quits After You Update from SR-1/SR-1a Administrative
Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257593
OFF2000: Programs Quit Immediately on Windows 2000 When You Are Logged
on as User
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;270125
OFF2000: Program Quits Immediately After Installing Project or Visio
Maybe you could find something at Charles Williams' site:
http://www.decisionmodels.com
And David McRitchie has some notes at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/slowresp.htm
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Regards
Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
Sydney, Australia
(e-mail address removed)
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