bizarre launching

When I launch Excel it seems to be attempting to open a bunch of files
that are not XLS files. Some are Publisher files, some are graphics and
others are txt. Of course, it cannot read the files and I have to sit
hear hitting cancel twenty times. This happens if I start the program
only or double click an XLS file. All the unintended files open as
garbage ascii.

Any help greatly appreciated. I have received much assistance from some
of the other ms sites.

Check under
tools|options|general tab|
look for the "at startup, open all files in:" box and erase anything you find
there--in the box--not in that actual folder.

In earlier versions of excel, that box was labeled "alternate startup file
location" (or something like that).

curmudg45 wrote:
>
> When I launch Excel it seems to be attempting to open a bunch of files
> that are not XLS files. Some are Publisher files, some are graphics and
> others are txt. Of course, it cannot read the files and I have to sit
> hear hitting cancel twenty times. This happens if I start the program
> only or double click an XLS file. All the unintended files open as
> garbage ascii.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated. I have received much assistance from some
> of the other ms sites.

--

Dave Peterson

Bless you. The fabulous newgroups strike again!!
Now I just have to figure out how that got there.
But that is not a problem I'm posting. I am sure it is the flying
phlanges syndrome.

thanks again


Dave Peterson wrote:
> Check under
> tools|options|general tab|
> look for the "at startup, open all files in:" box and erase anything you find
> there--in the box--not in that actual folder.
>
> In earlier versions of excel, that box was labeled "alternate startup file
> location" (or something like that).
>
> curmudg45 wrote:
>
>>When I launch Excel it seems to be attempting to open a bunch of files
>>that are not XLS files. Some are Publisher files, some are graphics and
>>others are txt. Of course, it cannot read the files and I have to sit
>>hear hitting cancel twenty times. This happens if I start the program
>>only or double click an XLS file. All the unintended files open as
>>garbage ascii.
>>
>>Any help greatly appreciated. I have received much assistance from some
>>of the other ms sites.
>
>

You can always blame the kids--or the cat???

curmudg45 wrote:
>
> Bless you. The fabulous newgroups strike again!!
> Now I just have to figure out how that got there.
> But that is not a problem I'm posting. I am sure it is the flying
> phlanges syndrome.
>
> thanks again
>
> Dave Peterson wrote:
> > Check under
> > tools|options|general tab|
> > look for the "at startup, open all files in:" box and erase anything you find
> > there--in the box--not in that actual folder.
> >
> > In earlier versions of excel, that box was labeled "alternate startup file
> > location" (or something like that).
> >
> > curmudg45 wrote:
> >
> >>When I launch Excel it seems to be attempting to open a bunch of files
> >>that are not XLS files. Some are Publisher files, some are graphics and
> >>others are txt. Of course, it cannot read the files and I have to sit
> >>hear hitting cancel twenty times. This happens if I start the program
> >>only or double click an XLS file. All the unintended files open as
> >>garbage ascii.
> >>
> >>Any help greatly appreciated. I have received much assistance from some
> >>of the other ms sites.
> >
> >

--

Dave Peterson