Personal file quit working

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hi all,
several weeks ago, i upgrade my memory. unfortunately one of the new drams i
bought was bad. this caused some problems that took a while to track down.
one of the problems was when i was working in excel, i got a message saying
there was a problem with the personal file and that it needed to close. since
that time, my personal file in the xl start folder will not open on excel
start.
I replaced the bad dram....no luck.
I have created a new personal file and put it into the xl start folder....no
luck.
I have went to tools>options>general tab and made sure the xl start folder
is in the start up box......no luck.
I have searched the msn knowlege base.....no luck...yet.
does any one had this problem before. assistance would be grately
appreciated.
FSt1
 
FSt1

What tests are you doing to know it's not open?
Do you have multiple Excel versions on your machine?
You shouldn't need a reference to xlStart in you start-up location. (This is
automatic and the entry should only be used for an alternate, say a network
drive)
Have you tried detect and repair via Help menu?

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
(e-mail address removed)
www.nickhodge.co.uk
 
hi nick,
My personal file has some macro goodies in it. I have a special menu with
items that run the macros. they don't work. also i have a reminder macro that
displays a reminder message at xl start plus a calendar. they don't display.
I can open the personal file manually but it wont open at xl start.
no i do not have multiple versions of excel.
no i have not tried detect and repair but i will.
Thanks for your time and suggestions.

regards
FSt1
 
FSt1

You keep mentioning xl start. The folder is xlStart and your personal.xls
should be in it for Excel to start it automatically (This folder is made at
installation and is usually hidden in windows XP

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
(e-mail address removed)
www.nickhodge.co.uk
 
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