Originally Posted by Dave Peterson

I'd uncheck all those addins in Tools|Addins and restart excel.

Then close and restart excel. If the problem goes away, then start adding them
back one by one to see which causes the trouble.

Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes at:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.htm

Lee Jeffery wrote:

Dave,

Thank you for your prompt answer.

I have no Add-ins with a check mark and could not find one listed with
this name. I did, however, find it in the XLStart folder. I dragged it
out of the folder and this has solved the 'String Error' message BUT if
I now choose File Open, I receive an error stating "DMEODMA.xla could
not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the
file location is correct."

Is there another directory where this file should be located in order
for the 'Open' command to function, please? Or is there another
solution?

Many thanks to anyone who can help me with this.

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