Take a look he

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
Word or Excel

It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.

If you move/delete that addin, you should be ok.

Philip Gabe wrote:

I just installed Excel 2002 and I get the following message when I run it:

Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew

It seems to run fine after I select OK.

Then I get the following message when I close Excel:

Compile error in hidden module: DistMon

Excel closes okay when I select OK.

Any ideas on how to eliminate these messages?

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Dave Peterson