Ghost files and more!
I am using Excel 2000. I moved a file into XLStart so it would be the default
worksheet. Now when I open Excel, I get 2202B00, 950B500, A2301B00 etc....every time! There are seven of these files and I can't find them anywhere! They are also all copies of the original file! I can close them and get to the original, but I would rather get rid of them, and stop it from happening in the future. One more thing.... If I go to the XLStart folder via control panel, the folder is empty; however, if I were to try and save the aforementioned original file using "save as", the window opens at the XLStart folder and the file is there. |
Ghost files and more!
When xl2003 and older saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a
funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. Tony C. wrote: I am using Excel 2000. I moved a file into XLStart so it would be the default worksheet. Now when I open Excel, I get 2202B00, 950B500, A2301B00 etc....every time! There are seven of these files and I can't find them anywhere! They are also all copies of the original file! I can close them and get to the original, but I would rather get rid of them, and stop it from happening in the future. One more thing.... If I go to the XLStart folder via control panel, the folder is empty; however, if I were to try and save the aforementioned original file using "save as", the window opens at the XLStart folder and the file is there. -- Dave Peterson |
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