When I try to open Excel I get:
Microsoft Visual Basic
File Not Found !
With the yellow triangular sign displaying "!"
The message box has an OK and Help button.
If I click on OK I can proceed to any spreadsheet and Excel
acts the way it should.
If I click on "Help", I get the following message:

Can't find specified file.
The file was not found where specified. This error has the
following causes and solutions:

· A statement, for example, Kill, Name, or Open,
refers to a file that doesn't exist.

Check the spelling of the file name and the path
specification.

· An attempt has been made to call a procedure in a
dynamic-link library (DLL), but the library file name
specified in the Lib clause of the Declare statement can't
be found.

Check the spelling of the file name and the path
specification.

· In the development environment, this error occurs
if you attempt to open a project or load a text file that
doesn't exist.

Check the spelling of the project name or file name and
the path specification.

For additional information, select the item in question
and press F1.

I would gratefully appreciate any help...
Thanks in advance

1. Do you have any add-ins loaded? Try turning off all add-ins
(Tools|Add-ins... command).
2. When Excel starts up, is there an empty workbook displayed, or a gray
screen (no workbook)? You may have a Book.XLT template in the XLSTART
directory that has auto-open macros in it.
3. Are there any hidden workbooks after starting up Excel? They might have a
macro in them.
3. You might also have a Personal.XLS workbook that has auto-open macros in
it.
4. Check the "Control how Microsoft Excel starts" topic in Excel Help.

Whatever is getting loaded during startup may be the result of a virus. Is
your virus scanning software up-to-date? When was the last complete system
scan done?
If all of this fails, then there may be a missing file or something wrong in
your installation. You might have to try the Help and Repair command, but
definitely save this as a last option, since it will restore your Excel
installation all the way back to day one, with no Service Packs, etc.
--
Just some quick ideas to check,
Bill


"Alan" wrote in message
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When I try to open Excel I get:
Microsoft Visual Basic
File Not Found !
With the yellow triangular sign displaying "!"
The message box has an OK and Help button.
If I click on OK I can proceed to any spreadsheet and Excel
acts the way it should.
If I click on "Help", I get the following message:

Can't find specified file.
The file was not found where specified. This error has the
following causes and solutions:

· A statement, for example, Kill, Name, or Open,
refers to a file that doesn't exist.

Check the spelling of the file name and the path
specification.

· An attempt has been made to call a procedure in a
dynamic-link library (DLL), but the library file name
specified in the Lib clause of the Declare statement can't
be found.

Check the spelling of the file name and the path
specification.

· In the development environment, this error occurs
if you attempt to open a project or load a text file that
doesn't exist.

Check the spelling of the project name or file name and
the path specification.

For additional information, select the item in question
and press F1.

I would gratefully appreciate any help...
Thanks in advance