Hi Jack!

You might want to try this approach:
http://martin.von-gagern.net/howtos/excel2007load
I already posted that here, but that was some time ago.

Martin

Jack Gostl wrote:
I'm running Excel 2002 XP under WIndows XP SP2. When I open Excel, it takes
almost 45 seconds to start. By contrast, IE7 takes only 2-3 seconds.

I've covered the usual suspects. This is not a slow machine, the disk is
periodically defragmented and I've turned off most add ins. I'm open to
other suggestions.