Opening Excel Opens Too Many Sheets

[rdbr]

Don't know what I did recently but when I open Excel, FINANCIAL MANAGER is
added to the main menu at the top and several sheets/files are opened that I
do not want to open. FINANCIAL MANAGER wasn't there before and I can find no
way to take it off the menu. I find no "startup" folder that lists these
files that I could delete the shortcuts to - I've looked in the various
folders relating to Excel but not found anything that might stop this
activity whenever I open Excel.

Opening the shortcut I'd been using to get to Excel, it's like a macro
starts off and I find 4 or 5 items added to my taskbar and I cannot click
on anything until all the sheets are opened. A dialog box opens for some of
these files as I try to close them (AFTER the macro has run?), asking if I
want to save the changes I made. I made no changes. This smacks of corrupt
cookie/file action or a virus-like bug that disrupts normal operation of the
program. I can't restore because that program is not working properly.
There are no restore points before December for some reason. (Maybe time to
"XP"...? )

I could use some direction to folders that maybe should be cleaned out, or
is reinstalling going to be more effective? Don't want to lose "my" files
tho. The program version is Office Small Business 2000 SP 3. I have WinMe
on A Dell Dimension XPS933 w/ 384 meg memory. And, I'm not too expert at
this level of problem.

Thanks out there.

Bob

 

[Gord Dibben]

Bob

Excel will try to open any files it finds in either the XLSTART folder or
"Alternate startup file location" or "at startup, open file in". This could
be the source of your problem.

First thing I would try is to start Excel in Safe Mode so you bypass any
XLSTART folder or "Alternate startup file location" if you have one entered.

Enter this at Start>Run(your path may differ) to start in Safe Mode

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\excel.exe" /s

Your path may differ.

Then I would check the Tools>Options>General and delete any path in "Alternate
startup file location".

I would move any files from the Office\XLSTART folder that aren't
Personal.xls, Book.xlt or Sheet.xlt.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[Norman Harker]

Hi!

Another possibility to those raised by Gord is an Addin.

Check using:

Tools > Addins
Look for one that might indicate a Financial Manager facility.



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Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
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[rdbr]

Jolly good, mate! It's neat not only talking to an Aussie , but even more
so to a correct one. The Financial Manager box WAS checked...now HOW did I
do that?! You know, you MVP guys ought to buy up old treasure maps and
find gold for yourselves since you are so effective in knowing where to dig
to find "treasures" for us out here...

A "tip 'o the hat" to both you and Gord.

Bob

 

[Norman Harker]

Hi Bob!

Thanks for thanks is always appreciated and shows Google Searchers
what the solution was.

Re: "It's neat not only talking to an Aussie"

We don't all dangle kids near crocodiles! Although with my son
sometimes...

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Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
Sydney, Australia
(e-mail address removed)
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