Take a look he

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
Word or Excel

It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.

arjay wrote:

Every time I start Excel (in Office 2003 Pro)I get an error message in
a box headed Visual Basic that says Compile error in hidden
module:AutoExecNew.

Whe I close it I get the error Compile Error in hidden module:DistMon

I tried removing the only .xlb file, but it seemed to do nothing.

I would uninstall Excel and reinstall it if I could figure out how to
do so. Any suggestions for fixing the problem or how to uninstall
Excel. I cannot uninstall it from the Add Remove Programs in Control
Panel.

Thanks

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Dave Peterson