"Fredrik Wahlgren" wrote:

>
> "skoal" <skoal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9A0CE8CD-4047-49CF-AD96-D49FB2AB13B7@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Fredrik Wahlgren" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Skoal" <Skoal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:E1585839-B4AC-4EBB-AA13-222459E306E8@microsoft.com...
> > > > in a machine with all office updates and xp sp2, when using excell
> (2000)
> > > if
> > > > you move from cell to cell either to edit data or just to format a
> group
> > > of
> > > > cells it takes about a minute. even in a new empty excel spread sheet.
> > > >
> > > > is there a setting or maybe one of the updates cause the program to do
> a
> > > > search or something to delay the switching between cells?
> > > >
> > > > any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > On all worksheets/workbooks? It's possible that you have a macro that
> you
> > > trigger when you change the selection.
> > >
> > > /Fredrik
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > The macros function has been turned off (auto-security), so the answer is
> > no. there are no macros (atleast there shouldn't be any macros running).
> >
> > it really appears, or takes a long time, if you try to expand the width of
> a
> > column or row by just dragging the width.
> >
> > even in a new workbook. it happens on all pages and workbooks. it seem to
> > really stand out after an XP update. However, I can not say weither it is
> > caused by an XP update.
> > Other machines with the same configurations have the same update and they
> do
> > not have the same problem.
> >
> > thanks for the help.
> >
> > Skoal
>
> Does XP refer to Office or Windows? I guess something could have gone wrong
> with this particular update. I like to make a ghost image of my machine
> immediately after having installed th OS and my most commonly used
> applications. I have found that the performance seems to degrade over time
>
> Anyway, I have found a KB article that may help
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815049
>
> /Fredrik
>
>
>

actually it's office 2000, however there is an OFFICE XP. I was referring to
an update to XP (the O/S) that may be causing the individual problem to this
machine.

I know of one XP "hotfix" that caused a file save problem, that's why I was
wondering if anyone knew of another that directly related to Excel.

I am still searching the knowledge base.

thanks for the assistance.