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I just installed xl2000 on my laptop. I have been using it on my pc so I
copied and pasted my personalxl file into the xlstart folder, thinking I
would have things at least close to the same on the laptop. The problem:
Now when I open XL I have to select “New� to get a new workbook opened. If I
remove personalxl from the xlstart folder everything works the way it is
supposed to. I tried to save a workbook to the xlstart as a template with
the name book.xlt and that did not help. (I did that after I put personalxl
back into the xlstart folder.) I think I am missing this by a ‘Period� or
something. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mike R.

Mike,

You might check from Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File
Types, scroll to the XLS file association, and then click on the
Advanced Button, then select the "Open" Action, then click the Edit
button. Chances are it has a /e startup switch which defeats the
automatic new workbook opening ... as in:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /e

or maybe like this for me in Excel 2003

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

HTH,

Jeff

And removing the /e will enable the behavior you want.

Jeff

Hi Jeff thanks for the post.
Great instructions and was able to follow the path easily. Found exactly
what you thought I would.....but it did not fix it when I removed the "/e".
So I put it back. Any other ideas! It is not that much to select "New" each
time I need a new workbook but it is "just one more step to take". Thank you
for the help

Mike R.

"Jeff" wrote:

> And removing the /e will enable the behavior you want.
>
> Jeff
>
>

Perhaps if you try putting your book.xlt back in your XLSTART folder
now, AND with the "/e" removed as previous, this will now work ...?

Jeff

Jeff Thanks for the post back
I did have the book.xlt template in the XLSTART folder. Is there a setting
in tools>options> that may need to be set? I tried ignor other applications
to no avail. It seems to me that there must be a conflict between the
XLSTART folder and what ever causes it to work when the personalxl file is
not in there. I don't know if that makes any sense. When I start xl without
personalxl in the XLSTART folder everything works fine. I therefore think
there is a conflict created when I place personalxl into the XLSTART folder
By the way, is there supposed to be a "." (period) between personal & xl?

Thanks again for the help!!

Mike R.

"Jeff" wrote:

> Perhaps if you try putting your book.xlt back in your XLSTART folder
> now, AND with the "/e" removed as previous, this will now work ...?
>
> Jeff
>
>