I"m not an expert but I'm guessing because the last file saved or opened was
to the floppy drive, try opening a file from the "my documents" folder
directly. Do not launch excel just double click on the file.

HTH

Jean-Guy

"Jules" wrote:

When I launch Excel 2000 my floppy is accessed. If there is no disk in the
drive the system hangs. What is causing Excel to access the floppy drive and
how can I stop this?