I think I'd only try opening copies of those files in the Beta version of
xl2007.

And maybe report the problem in the Beta newsgroup/community????

gateboy2 wrote:

I have 2 excel xp files each 80mb. They take five or ten minutes to open
depending on the file (linked to other files, vba code, etc.). When I open
them in excel 07 they havent opened after an hour. Then when I try to open
them in excel xp they wont open and I have to restore the computer to before
I used excel 07.

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Dave Peterson