You turn it off in the virus detect software, not Excel.

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Gary''s Student - gsnu200768
> When I open a file in Excel 2007 there is an extended wait while the program
> scans the file for viruses. Is there a way I can turn off the virus scan (at
> least for files on my hard drive) so that I will not have to wait?
Lane - 11 Feb 2008 19:44 GMT
Thank you Gary. It worked.
> You turn it off in the virus detect software, not Excel.
>
> > When I open a file in Excel 2007 there is an extended wait while the program
> > scans the file for viruses. Is there a way I can turn off the virus scan (at
> > least for files on my hard drive) so that I will not have to wait?