The first thing I would check is whether you have a file named Book.xlt in
the XLStart directory and if that file is in 2003 format. The XLStart
folder is typically something like (under Vista)

C:\Users\<username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Exce l\XLSTART


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)


"ksmek" wrote in message
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I have a user who recently upgraded to Office 2007. Every time he opens
Excel 2007 (not a spreadsheet, just the application itself) it opens as
"Book1 Compatibility Mode". How can I fix this?

I know when you open pre-07 spreadsheets they open that way, and I know
how
to Convert or do Save As to the new .xlsx format, however, seems like his
"Book1" template got overwritten as a 2003 .xls template or something.

I apologize if this has already been posted, couldn't find an answer.

Thanks!