I'd look here first:

Tools|Options|General tab
If the user has any entry in the:
"At startup, open all files in:" box, then have them clear that box (don't
delete the files.)

This is the xl2002+ wording.

In xl2k and before, it was something like:
Alternate Startup File location

pkerr wrote:

I have a user that on start Excel random files are sttempted to be opend.
Gif's. pdfs, Word, etc.
I looked for Personal.xls and it doesn't seem to be there. I tried
uninstall and repair with no luck.
Could it be a virus?
Fixes?
Thanks

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Dave Peterson