opening a lot of files firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com 28.08.2006 13:18:51 I have an installation of excel 2003 that for some reason is opening all kinds of files when it opens. As far as I can tell it is opening all visible files on the root of C drive at the moment. Any ideas on what would cause this or how can I fix its?

RE: opening a lot of files Ron Coderre 28.08.2006 13:46:02 It sounds like you set C:\ as the Alternate StartUp Directory. (Maybe you meant to use C:\ as the Default File Location instead?) Try this From the Excel main menu: <tools><options><General tab> Clear the entry in: "At startup, open all file in" Does that help? *********** Regards, Ron XL2002, WinXP "firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have an installation of excel 2003 that for some reason is opening > all kinds of files when it opens. As far as I can tell it is opening > all visible files on the root of C drive at the moment. > > Any ideas on what would cause this or how can I fix its? > >

Re: opening a lot of files firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com 28.08.2006 14:56:20 That was it. Thanks for the help. I did not realize the newer versions had this option. Thank you Ron Coderre wrote: [Quoted Text] > It sounds like you set C:\ as the Alternate StartUp Directory. > (Maybe you meant to use C:\ as the Default File Location instead?) > > Try this > From the Excel main menu: > <tools><options><General tab> > Clear the entry in: "At startup, open all file in" > > Does that help? > *********** > Regards, > Ron > > XL2002, WinXP > > > "firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: > > > I have an installation of excel 2003 that for some reason is opening > > all kinds of files when it opens. As far as I can tell it is opening > > all visible files on the root of C drive at the moment. > > > > Any ideas on what would cause this or how can I fix its? > > > >

Re: opening a lot of files Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> 28.08.2006 15:17:17 Older versions also had the Alternate startup folder option. You must have missed it. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On 28 Aug 2006 07:56:20 -0700, firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com wrote: [Quoted Text] >That was it. > >Thanks for the help. I did not realize the newer versions had this >option. > >Thank you >Ron Coderre wrote: >> It sounds like you set C:\ as the Alternate StartUp Directory. >> (Maybe you meant to use C:\ as the Default File Location instead?) >> >> Try this >> From the Excel main menu: >> <tools><options><General tab> >> Clear the entry in: "At startup, open all file in" >> >> Does that help? >> *********** >> Regards, >> Ron >> >> XL2002, WinXP >> >> >> "firewolf2000[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: >> >> > I have an installation of excel 2003 that for some reason is opening >> > all kinds of files when it opens. As far as I can tell it is opening >> > all visible files on the root of C drive at the moment. >> > >> > Any ideas on what would cause this or how can I fix its? >> > >> >