book1.xls automatically opening up

[paultaylor04]

When i open up any .xls file, it opens up in one window. However, in another window - book1 file also opens up.

I believe book1 is the defualt file name for a new file but i don't want it to open up! I am sure there is some option i can select somewhere but can't find it.

thx in advance!

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi paultaylor04,

This is a guess but do you have an old version of Acrobat installed? If I remember correctly, they used to impose this in a startup macro.

Enjoy,
Tony

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[paultaylor04]

Tony
How is adobe acrobat in any way related to Office Excel?

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi Paul,

If Acrobat is installed after Office, by default it sets itself up to hook into the various Office apps. Have a look in your startup folder and see what automatically loads when you fire up Excel. I'm not saying for sure it is the cause of your problem and it isn't a problem with the latest version of Acrobat - I just seem to remember it being a problem in the past so if you have an older version it may be the cause.



Enjoy,
Tony

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[dcompto]

Is there an .xls document in your XLStart folder? If so, move it and see if that solves the problem.

For a default installation, the path in Windows 2000 would be...

C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLStart\

 

[paultaylor04]

Nothing found in that location xlstart

I do have acrobat 5.5 installed. Any solution to this problem though if you think acrobat is the culprit?