Thanks Dave. If that is the all excel can do then I will just have to live
with it until a newer version. Although this approach is very similar to
having multiple instances, it is not as flexible. This will suffice for now.
However an update to correct this, if that is possible, would be appreciated.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Maybe it would be better to open just one instance of excel and open all the
workbooks within that instance.

Then you could use window|arrange to see what you want to see.

OfficeXPUser wrote:

Although I open multiple instances of excel, they all show up in the excel
application window one at a time. This makes it nearly impossible to compare
spread sheets. I have updated XP/Pro as well as Office up to the latest
patches and nothing has resolved this. No info on this in office help. The
other applications of Office XP function normally. Any information leading
to a resolution would be greatly appreciated.

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Dave Peterson