How can I disable Excel from attempting to update automatic links for
everything that it opens?

You can't. The only workaround is to open workbooks via a macro. Then you
can tell Excel not to update links (the False argument):

Sub a()
Dim WB As Variant
WB = Application.GetOpenFilename("Excel files (*.xls),*.xls")
If Not WB = False Then Workbooks.Open WB, False
End Sub

So you'd have to provide the user with a toolbar button that ran a macro
like the above (which should to be in his Personal.xls). But if he insisted
in opening file by double-clicking then this wouldn't work.

--
Jim
"Tim" wrote in message
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|I have a user that receives orders on a spreadsheet via e-mail from a
| customer on a daily basis. This user doesn't use spreadsheets with
external
| or internal links. How can I disable Excel from attempting to update
| automatic links for everything that it opens? I know I can do it for a
| individual workbook but I want it disabled for all worksheets on this
| particular users computer.
|
| I appreciate any help you can give me.
| --
| Tim Mehrley