excel 2003 - error in starting the program compile error in AutoExecNew

[Sam]

I installed a brand new Office 2003 on an xp machine.
Starting Excel, brings a box saying:

"compile error in AutoExecNew".

The help does not help much as it is apparently a hidden file.

Then, when I ignore this, it seems Excel works OK but shutting it down
brings a another window:

"Compile error in hidden module DistMon".

I tried to repair Office and it said it is repaired but this error remains.

I have no idea what to do.

Pls help.......

Shabtay

[Dave Peterson]

Take a look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
Word or Excel

It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.

Sam wrote:
>
> I installed a brand new Office 2003 on an xp machine.
> Starting Excel, brings a box saying:
>
> "compile error in AutoExecNew".
>
> The help does not help much as it is apparently a hidden file.
>
> Then, when I ignore this, it seems Excel works OK but shutting it down
> brings a another window:
>
> "Compile error in hidden module DistMon".
>
> I tried to repair Office and it said it is repaired but this error remains.
>
> I have no idea what to do.
>
> Pls help.......
>
> Shabtay

--

Dave Peterson

[Sam]

Dear Dave,
Thanks so much.
I specifically uninstalled acrobat 5 before installing office 2003, deleted
all files that had anything to do with templates from it......no problem
with Word.
I made the same installation on two other machines with no problem...

I searched now - there is no file by the name of pdfmaker.xla

Any other "culprit"??

Thanks so much

Shabtay

"Dave Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Take a look here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
> OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
> Word or Excel
>
> It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.
>
> Sam wrote:
>>
>> I installed a brand new Office 2003 on an xp machine.
>> Starting Excel, brings a box saying:
>>
>> "compile error in AutoExecNew".
>>
>> The help does not help much as it is apparently a hidden file.
>>
>> Then, when I ignore this, it seems Excel works OK but shutting it down
>> brings a another window:
>>
>> "Compile error in hidden module DistMon".
>>
>> I tried to repair Office and it said it is repaired but this error
>> remains.
>>
>> I have no idea what to do.
>>
>> Pls help.......
>>
>> Shabtay
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson

[Dave Peterson]

Nope. But I bet you'll find it if you search through hidden folders and for
hidden files.

Or even shelling to DOS and running an old DOS command would be helpful:

Windows start button|Run
cmd (windows 2k/xp)
command (windows 98)

At the DOS prompt:
C: (to get to the C: drive)
cd\ (to get to the root directory)

dir pdf*.xl* /s

the /s means to search through subdirectories.



Sam wrote:
>
> Dear Dave,
> Thanks so much.
> I specifically uninstalled acrobat 5 before installing office 2003, deleted
> all files that had anything to do with templates from it......no problem
> with Word.
> I made the same installation on two other machines with no problem...
>
> I searched now - there is no file by the name of pdfmaker.xla
>
> Any other "culprit"??
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Shabtay
>
> "Dave Peterson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Take a look here:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
> > OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
> > Word or Excel
> >
> > It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.
> >
> > Sam wrote:
> >>
> >> I installed a brand new Office 2003 on an xp machine.
> >> Starting Excel, brings a box saying:
> >>
> >> "compile error in AutoExecNew".
> >>
> >> The help does not help much as it is apparently a hidden file.
> >>
> >> Then, when I ignore this, it seems Excel works OK but shutting it down
> >> brings a another window:
> >>
> >> "Compile error in hidden module DistMon".
> >>
> >> I tried to repair Office and it said it is repaired but this error
> >> remains.
> >>
> >> I have no idea what to do.
> >>
> >> Pls help.......
> >>
> >> Shabtay
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson

--

Dave Peterson