When I fire up Excel, I get a blank grey screen where the spreadsheet should
be. All the menus, toolbars, etc. are there, but no spreadsheet. I can't
make any selections from the menu or from toolbars. I can only minimize
Excel or close the program using the _ X options.

When I do close Excel, a spreadsheet flashes in the grey area for a second
prior to the progrom closing down.

Is there a way to start with a clean slate - i.e., by deleting a startup
file - without reinstalling Excel?

Any thoughts? Thanks.