One thing I'd try is to rename his toolbar file (Excel11.xlb) usually found
at

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

Another is to use Regedit.exe to rename his

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0

branch (e.g., change 11.0 to 11.0x). This will cause all his customization
to disappear but will fix any corruption in the registry. Do both these
things with Excel closed. You can always rename the file and the registry
key back if you don't like the result.

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Jim
"Boze" <zebozette@mailhot.com> wrote in message
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| My boss said his Excel 2003 has become extremely slow to launch. He has
no
| idea of anything that changed that could cause this. In looking around I
| found something strange. When I look at Tools > AutoCorrect Options and
| then click OK, without making any changes, a msg box pops up. The message
| is unreadable because the text is symbols and chinese-looking fonts. I
also
| get this msg box when I look at Tools > Options > Error Checking tab. I
can
| close the box and use Excel. It doesn't lock it up or make it unusable.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks in advance
| Boze
|
|