I am running WinXP and Office2000. In the last two days I have encountered a problem with Excel NOT opening the files in the XLSTART directory.

When an Excel file is opened normally, files in XLSTART are opening as they should. But when an Excel file is opened via a hyperlink from a non-Excel application, the files in XLSTART no longer open. This problem occurs when an Excel file is opened using VBA followhyperlink method or when an Excel file is opened using a manually constructed hyperlink out of the parent application.

Similarly, when an Excel file is opened via a hyperlink, Excel add-ins that normally are "active" are not available.

I have done a pretty complete scan of my system for viruses and malware. Any idea what is going on here?

Thanks