Hi Dave,
See below.
Again thx for all your input.
Dave
Dave Peterson Wrote:
Just one more guess...

Do you show the extensions of known file types?
_Yes_i_always_run_my_PC_this_way,_but_i_looked_any way_
This is a windows setting. One way to check/change is:

Start windows explorer
Tools|Folder Options|View Tab
Make sure you have "Hide extensions of known file types" unchecked.
_I_looked_at_it_and_it's_UNchecked._
If you have this checked, then that book.xlt file could be named
book.xlt.xls
_\"No.xlt.xls\"_-_\"Yes_.xlt\"_
In fact, if you open windows explorer and traverse to that XLStart
folder, then
show the details (view|details), do you see "Microsoft Office Excel
Template" or
do you see "Microsoft Excel Worksheet"?
_Says_\"Book.xlt_-_27KB_-_Microsoft_Excel_Template\"_
If you see Worksheet, then this would be a problem.

And just one more guess <vbg...

Depending on how you upgraded excel, you could have multiple XLStart
folders.
Use windows start button|search and look for "extra" folders named
XLStart.

If you find more than one, then I'd move everything I needed into the
"current"
XLStart folder. (And delete the other stuff--or move it to a nice
backup
folder.)
_Yes_i_have_previously_done_that._i_looked_anyway_ though.
The_XLStart_folders_are_all_empty_except_this_one, _which_is_the_one_i_use.

\"C:\Documents_and_Settings\Owner\Application_Data \Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\"

I_always_back_daily_up_to_another_PC_and_external_ HD.
Oh,_and_i_am_signed_on_as_Owner._<bg_
You can find this by starting excel
hit alt-f11 (to get to the VBE)
hit ctrl-g (to see the immediate window)
type this and hit enter:
?application.startuppath
For me (winXP and xl2003), I get:
C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

Piranha wrote:

Hi Dave,
Yes, its a ".xlt" extention, no doubt about it.

Excel works fine, no problems with it, so it's not hindering my
work.
It's just annoying cause it opens it without a workbook and have to
file/new every time.

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