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firewolf2000@hotmail.com - 28 Aug 2006 14:18 GMT

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?

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Ron Coderre - 28 Aug 2006 14:46 GMT

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?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP

> 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?

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firewolf2000@hotmail.com - 28 Aug 2006 15:56 GMT

That was it.

Thanks for the help. I did not realize the newer versions had this
option.

Thank you

> It sounds like you set C:\ as the Alternate StartUp Directory.
> (Maybe you meant to use C:\ as the Default File Location instead?)
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> > Any ideas on what would cause this or how can I fix its?

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Gord Dibben - 28 Aug 2006 16:17 GMT

Older versions also had the Alternate startup folder option.

You must have missed it.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

>That was it.
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