Thanks again , Jim It worked. Do I have to do anything else with changing
that file name .abc

TJ

"Jim Rech" wrote:

Might be a corrupt toolbar file. With Excel closed go to this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

and rename the file EXCEL.XLB to something else like Excel.abc and then see
if Excel will start.

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Jim
"Rickettsjt" wrote in message
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|I can't get me excel files to open. The program box comes up and the hour
| glass just sits there waiting. Then low resources error comes on when you
| try to ctrl, atl, delete. Any help? I've tried re-installing office but
| still get the same thing.
|
| TJ