I tried dissabeling the onecare virus scan. That doesen't work. I added the
files I use to an exemption list. And I lowered the security level inside
Excel to low. Nothing works.

"Bob I" wrote:

Disable the virus scan.

hoop4100 wrote:

How can I speed up opening Excel files. I never have this problem on my XP
computer. I'm not sure if it is beause of Vista or Onecare. But I do see
running virrus scan in the lower left hand part of the screen.