Try using Scheduled Tasks (Start-Accessories-System Tools). Browse for
the Excel file (the XLS) not Excel itself.

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Jim
"Raul" wrote in message
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| Is there a way to have excel start at a certain time?
| I would like to be able to have Excel start at a specified time and open a
| specific file which in turn would run a series of routines to do what I
need
| done.
|
| I'm running Windows XP Professional, and I have written the routines and
| they are set to run when the file is opened.
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| Thanks in advance,
| Raul
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