Thanks for the quick reply. However, I made a copy of the file to the local
drive and I get the same results. The OS on the Dell is XP Pro and uses EZ
antivirus software from e-trust.

"Nika Lampe" wrote:

> Hello Marcel,
>
> you could experience the problem, described in article
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814112/en-us
> If this does not help, please write which OS and antivirus you use on your
> Dell computer.
>
> Regards,
> Nika Lampe
>
> "Marcel" je napisal:
>
> > I have a 198 Kb size Excel 2000 file that takes 3 1/2 minutes to open using
> > my new Dell computer. The file is not saved locally but to a server. It
> > opens fine in a much older computer.
> >
> > There is an Excel 2000 file slightly larger than this one and more complex
> > with charts and links to other files and it opens in a couple of seconds on
> > the new Dell computer. This file is also saved on the server.
> >
> > Can anyone explain why this is the case?
> >
> >
> >