Thanks to all.

I looked, but couldn't find any of the extra files you all mentioned, so I
have run the repair procedure, and hope that this will fix the problem up
(the original problem was intermittent, but consistent).



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Wendy


"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Wendy

Before you start un-installing etc., it may be a corrupt .xlb file which has
become bloated to a very large size.
This holds the customisation of your toolbar.
Look in your XLStart folder and see if you have a "bloated" xlb file of a
large size.
The location of your XLstart folder will vary with the operating system you
are running.
It could be
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart
C:\Documents and Settings\Roger\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
or in Visa
RogerAppdataRoamingMicrosoftExcel

Substitute your name for Roger

If so, rename it to .OLD instead of .XLB and try re-starting Excel.
It will re-build a basic Toolbar for you.
You would then need to carry out your Customisations again.
Once done. go out to Windows Explorer and make a copy of this file, just in
case you get a re-occurrence.
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Regards
Roger Govier

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I am suspecting a corrupted Excel program file on an installation at our
office, so I want to uninstall and install Excel (which is OK, I can do
that).

My question is: Is there an equivalent file in Excel to the Word
normal.dot
file? (I know that in Word, if it corrupts, and you uninstall Excel, it
doesn't remove this file, so the corruption remains....).


Excel 2003, SP3.

TIA
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Wendy