Excel always opens two workbooks

I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook I have
been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it opens
that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there anyway
to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in options)?

Excel 2003

TIA,
nivek

See your answers in Mr Excel

For anyone else it was the XLSTART folder

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook I have
> been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it opens
> that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there anyway
> to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in options)?
>
> Excel 2003
>
> TIA,
> nivek
>
>

Searched all over Mr. Excel and didn't find a thing regarding keeping a
blank workbook from opening when another opens

Thanks,
nivek



"Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> See your answers in Mr Excel
>
> For anyone else it was the XLSTART folder
>
> --
> Regards
> Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook I
>> have
>> been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it opens
>> that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there
>> anyway
>> to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in options)?
>>
>> Excel 2003
>>
>> TIA,
>> nivek
>>
>>
>
>

Apologies but your post looked almost word for word the same as one in Mr
Excel. Take a look for a folder called XLSTART and see if there is a
workbook in there called book1.

Failing that take a look at Tools / Options / General - 'At start up open
files in...' or 'alternate start up path' and clear them.

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
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"nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Searched all over Mr. Excel and didn't find a thing regarding keeping a
> blank workbook from opening when another opens
>
> Thanks,
> nivek
>
>
>
> "Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > See your answers in Mr Excel
> >
> > For anyone else it was the XLSTART folder
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> > Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> >
> > "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook I
> >> have
> >> been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it
opens
> >> that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there
> >> anyway
> >> to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in options)?
> >>
> >> Excel 2003
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >> nivek
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for.

nivek

"Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Apologies but your post looked almost word for word the same as one in Mr
> Excel. Take a look for a folder called XLSTART and see if there is a
> workbook in there called book1.
>
> Failing that take a look at Tools / Options / General - 'At start up open
> files in...' or 'alternate start up path' and clear them.
>
> --
> Regards
> Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Searched all over Mr. Excel and didn't find a thing regarding keeping a
>> blank workbook from opening when another opens
>>
>> Thanks,
>> nivek
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > See your answers in Mr Excel
>> >
>> > For anyone else it was the XLSTART folder
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards
>> > Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
>> > Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
>> >
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>> > It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>> >
>> > "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news:[email protected]...
>> >> I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook I
>> >> have
>> >> been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it
> opens
>> >> that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there
>> >> anyway
>> >> to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in options)?
>> >>
>> >> Excel 2003
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >> nivek
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Good stuff, and thanks for the feedback :-)

--
Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
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"nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for.
>
> nivek
>
> "Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Apologies but your post looked almost word for word the same as one in
Mr
> > Excel. Take a look for a folder called XLSTART and see if there is a
> > workbook in there called book1.
> >
> > Failing that take a look at Tools / Options / General - 'At start up
open
> > files in...' or 'alternate start up path' and clear them.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> > Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> >
> > "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Searched all over Mr. Excel and didn't find a thing regarding keeping a
> >> blank workbook from opening when another opens
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> nivek
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ken Wright" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> > See your answers in Mr Excel
> >> >
> >> > For anyone else it was the XLSTART folder
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Regards
> >> > Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
> >> > Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03
> >> >
> >>
>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> > --
> >> > It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission
:-)
> >>
>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > --
> >> >
> >> > "nivek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> > news:[email protected]...
> >> >> I have been having a problem with excel. Whenever I open a workbook
I
> >> >> have
> >> >> been working on (doesn't matter which, I happens on all of them) it
> > opens
> >> >> that workbook along with an extra blank workbook (book 1). Is there
> >> >> anyway
> >> >> to stop this extra workbook from opening (i.e. a setting in
options)?
> >> >>
> >> >> Excel 2003
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA,
> >> >> nivek
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>