thanks for your quick response. I did as you suggested, and went to the link
below and followed the instructions. I also went to the symantec web page as
suggested on the web page, but couldn't find anything relating to this error
message. Thanks for the help.

bf

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

> If Adobe Acrobat is installed on your computer, then see
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307410 "You receive a "Compile
> error in hidden module" error message when you start Word or Excel".
>
> bf wrote:
>
> > working in windows xp with xp office, when starting excel I get this message
> > Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew
> >
> > when quiting excel I get another message Compile error in Hidden Module:
> > DistMon.
> >
> > I have read and tried all the suggestions and none have worked.
> >
> > Please help
> >
> > bf
>
>