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where does PERSONAL.XLS go
Where should the file PERSONAL.xls-which contains the macros- be located to
ensure that it is started every time Excel is fired up Thanks -- Norton Professional 2004 says this email is clean...believe it |
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where does PERSONAL.XLS go
In the XLStart directory, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart
on my machine. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "PCOR" wrote in message ... Where should the file PERSONAL.xls-which contains the macros- be located to ensure that it is started every time Excel is fired up Thanks -- Norton Professional 2004 says this email is clean...believe it |
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where does PERSONAL.XLS go
I do not have that folder c:\program files\microsoft\office\excel\xlstart I am using Office 2003 I do have the following folders...and both of them contain my PERSONAL.XLS c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\excel\xlstart c:\program files\microsoft office\office\excel11\xlstart The actual EXCEL.EXE file is located at: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE Appreciate any help you can provide\Thanks *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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where does PERSONAL.XLS go
Depending on your version of windows, version of excel and upgrade path, excel
should be able to find it in a few spots. But I like to keep mine in the spot that excel likes the best. I'd open excel hit alt-f11 to get to the VBE hit ctrl-g to see the immediate window type this and hit enter: ?application.StartupPath For me (xl2002 and win98), I get: C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART (You won't match this.) But then I find my "real" personal.xls and move it there and delete all the other copies. Ian Macfarlane wrote: I do not have that folder c:\program files\microsoft\office\excel\xlstart I am using Office 2003 I do have the following folders...and both of them contain my PERSONAL.XLS c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\excel\xlstart c:\program files\microsoft office\office\excel11\xlstart The actual EXCEL.EXE file is located at: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE Appreciate any help you can provide\Thanks *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! -- Dave Peterson |
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That was a great help....BUT
I did as you suggested and the answer was C:\Documents and Settings\Computer\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART The trouble is that PERSONAL.XLS IS there Any further help would be appreciated *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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Are you saying that your personal.xls doesn't load?
If you've cleaned up all other copies, and the personal.xls doesn't load (when it's where it should be), maybe excel disabled it. Xl2002 added a feature to protect itself if it thought a workbook was damaged. Help|about Microsoft Excel click on the disabled items button and see if personal.xls is there. If the file is really corrupted, you may have to delete that version and restore from a backup. pcor wrote: That was a great help....BUT I did as you suggested and the answer was C:\Documents and Settings\Computer\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART The trouble is that PERSONAL.XLS IS there Any further help would be appreciated *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Dave Now you are talking. All is well when I ENABLED personal.xls\ My most sincere thanks I have learned a lot and am very thankfull Ian *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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Ahhhh! Thank you Dave. (Sound of hand hitting forehead). I lost my
Personal.xls shortly after installing xl2003. I've never had it since. I was not aware of feature either. Thanks a million. :) I was experimenting about the "Bug" (I mean Feature...) of Solver right after I installed xl2003. If you have a vba library reference to Solver in Personal.xls, and then have Personal.xls hidden (normally it's hidden), then the whole thing crashes. I lost my ability to use Personal.xls since then, and never found a way to get it back. I thought I tried everything. So, thanks a million for solving that mystery. -- Dana DeLouis Win XP & Office 2003 "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you saying that your personal.xls doesn't load? If you've cleaned up all other copies, and the personal.xls doesn't load (when it's where it should be), maybe excel disabled it. Xl2002 added a feature to protect itself if it thought a workbook was damaged. Help|about Microsoft Excel click on the disabled items button and see if personal.xls is there. If the file is really corrupted, you may have to delete that version and restore from a backup. pcor wrote: That was a great help....BUT I did as you suggested and the answer was C:\Documents and Settings\Computer\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART The trouble is that PERSONAL.XLS IS there Any further help would be appreciated *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! -- Dave Peterson |
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Mine went away soon after I installed xl2002.
I searched through the registry to fix it. (That was pretty ugly!) Dana DeLouis wrote: Ahhhh! Thank you Dave. (Sound of hand hitting forehead). I lost my Personal.xls shortly after installing xl2003. I've never had it since. I was not aware of feature either. Thanks a million. :) I was experimenting about the "Bug" (I mean Feature...) of Solver right after I installed xl2003. If you have a vba library reference to Solver in Personal.xls, and then have Personal.xls hidden (normally it's hidden), then the whole thing crashes. I lost my ability to use Personal.xls since then, and never found a way to get it back. I thought I tried everything. So, thanks a million for solving that mystery. -- Dana DeLouis Win XP & Office 2003 "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you saying that your personal.xls doesn't load? If you've cleaned up all other copies, and the personal.xls doesn't load (when it's where it should be), maybe excel disabled it. Xl2002 added a feature to protect itself if it thought a workbook was damaged. Help|about Microsoft Excel click on the disabled items button and see if personal.xls is there. If the file is really corrupted, you may have to delete that version and restore from a backup. pcor wrote: That was a great help....BUT I did as you suggested and the answer was C:\Documents and Settings\Computer\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART The trouble is that PERSONAL.XLS IS there Any further help would be appreciated *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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