thank you for your help. had no xlstart folder. copied one from another user
on computer. problem solved.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

You didn't say what was in your XLStart folder itself. That may be the
cause of the problem.

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Regards

Roger Govier


"krcmd1" wrote in message
...
There isn't any entry in the Alternate Startup File field. The
worksheets
that open were clearly not Excel sheets - they look like IBM macros
converted
into spreadsheets.

Thank you for your thoughts.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

It sounds as though you have a lot of files in your XLSTART folder,
or in whatever folder you have set as the Alternate Startup Location

ToolsOptionsGeneralremove the entry in Alternate Startup File
location

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Regards

Roger Govier


"krcmd1" wrote in message
...
Just finished reformat and rebuild of my computer. Now when
launching
Excel
2000 it opens 13 spreadsheets; they look like programs converted
to
Excel
format.

how can I find out what's happening and how to stop it without
removing and
reinstalling Excel?

Thank you.