Is Excel causing me system problems?

I have a problem when I open certain spreadsheets that are on a server. My
laptop slows to a crawl. I don't think it's an Excel problem, I think it may
be more of an Excel configuration problem. I can't find anything in Excel
that isn't right. It takes me 20 minutes just to open the file and another
user can open it in 2 minutes.

What might I look at in the system tools etc that could tell me specifically
where my problem is? As in, do I need more memory or something like that.

Thanks

"Sandra" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a problem when I open certain spreadsheets that are on a server. My
> laptop slows to a crawl. I don't think it's an Excel problem, I think it
may
> be more of an Excel configuration problem. I can't find anything in Excel
> that isn't right. It takes me 20 minutes just to open the file and another
> user can open it in 2 minutes.
>
> What might I look at in the system tools etc that could tell me
specifically
> where my problem is? As in, do I need more memory or something like that.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Strange. How big is the file? How much memory do you have. How much memory
does your colleague have? Do you run any other programs? I found this KB
article which may shed some light
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815049

/Fredrik