You should have a *.xlb file. And depending how you upgraded, you may have
multiple *.xlb files.

If you can't find your files using windows start button|Search, then you could
use an old DOS command to search and delete/move them.

Windows Start button|Run
type:
CMD
(to get to the Command prompt)

C:
(to get to the C: drive--change this to the drive that excel is installed on)

cd\
(to get to the root directory)

dir *.xlb /s

The /s says to search subfolders, too.

Make a note of the locations of the found files.

Mike Rogers wrote:

Dave

Thanks for the direction, unfortunately what I have tried has not worked.
Here is an updated list of things I have tried.

1. I cleaned up the temp folder
2. I have unchecked all addins
3. removed all files from XLSTART folder
4. Removed all files from Library folder
(I stored these files, item 3 & 4, in a different folder because I do not
want to loose them when I get this problem sorted out)
5. I did a search for *.xlb and found nothing, I never have used anything
other than the standard toolbars that come with excel. Should I have an xlb
file?


Now when I close the window exclaiming the error, it closes the excel
application that was trying to open and gives me another error window that
says "there was a problem sending the command to the program".

Thanks again for the input!!

Mike Rogers

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just an initial guess...

First, with excel closed.
Clean up your window temp folder
Windows start button|run
type:
%temp%
and clean up as much as you can.
Then try opening excel.


If that didn't work, maybe it's your excel toolbar file that's causing the
trouble.

With excel closed
windows start button|search
look for *.xlb
Keep track of what you find and where you find them and move the files to a
temporary folder.
Then try opening excel.


If that didn't work, maybe it's an addin that's causing the trouble.

Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.asp

Mike Rogers wrote:

I get the following error when I start excel:

"Microsoft excel for windows has stopped working. A problem caused the
program to stop working correctly, windows will close the program and notify
you if a solution is available."

This is XL2K running on Vista Home

I have tried:

1. Uninstalling and reinstalling
2. Repairing
3. Unreg & reg
4. Restore
5. it will load in safe mode

I have not add any new programs, but the normal updates are done
automatically.

Any one got any ideas?

Mike Rogers

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Dave Peterson


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Dave Peterson