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Slow startup
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. Thanks |
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"Jack Gostl" wrote in message
... 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. Thanks Do you have Norton Internet Security? This slows down Excel. if so you will see a message (bottom left-hand corner) to the effect scanning for viruses. Regards. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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Try turning off ALL add-ins and personal.xls and anything else in your
Startup directory. If it makes a significant difference then adding them back one at a time will reveal the one causing the slowdown. Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... "Jack Gostl" wrote in message ... 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. Thanks Do you have Norton Internet Security? This slows down Excel. if so you will see a message (bottom left-hand corner) to the effect scanning for viruses. Regards. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:53:40 +0100 from Bill Ridgeway <info@
1001solutions.co.uk: "Jack Gostl" wrote in message ... 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. Thanks Do you have Norton Internet Security? This slows down Excel. if so you will see a message (bottom left-hand corner) to the effect scanning for viruses. It's not just Norton. I have AVG Free, and I see "Running virus scan..." in lower left when I open Excel or Word. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ |
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If you start excel in safe mode:
Close excel Windows start button|Run excel /safe Is it quicker? If you change to a different default printer, is it quicker? 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. Thanks -- Dave Peterson |
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Yes I do, but that message doesn't appear until almost 30 seconds into the
45 second startup, so I have my doubts that its involved. "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... "Jack Gostl" wrote in message ... 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. Thanks Do you have Norton Internet Security? This slows down Excel. if so you will see a message (bottom left-hand corner) to the effect scanning for viruses. Regards. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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To all who responded.
Turning off the Anti-virus scan inside Norton did the trick. I have to admit I'm a bit nervous about this, but the more I think about it, the more like overkill it seems. Any spreadsheets coming in via email are scanned, so the only risk is if I bring a spreadsheet in manually, and I'll just have to exercise some care. "Stan Brown" wrote in message t... Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:53:40 +0100 from Bill Ridgeway <info@ 1001solutions.co.uk: "Jack Gostl" wrote in message ... 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. Thanks Do you have Norton Internet Security? This slows down Excel. if so you will see a message (bottom left-hand corner) to the effect scanning for viruses. It's not just Norton. I have AVG Free, and I see "Running virus scan..." in lower left when I open Excel or Word. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ |
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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. |
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