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    MS-Excel 2007 takes too long to open a file

    I'm using XP pro and Excel-2007. Recently switched to Office 2007 (from Office 2003) and have the following problem when opening any Excel file:

    When I try to open an Excel file, MS-Excel starts right away but it takes while (MUCH LONGER as compared with Excel-2003) before the file opens/gets displayed. BTW, I do not have any add-ins enabled.

    Can anyone please help me solve this problem?

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    Approx how long is MUCH LONGER? Is it closer to 8 to 10 seconds or two minutes?

    If you Save As and select Excel 97-2003 format do you have the same problem?
    "Vegetarians live up to nine years longer than the rest of us...Nine horrible, worthless, baconless years."

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    Well a friend of my has an old and MUCH slower PC but he does not face the same problem. I have Core 2 Duo processor (1.80 Ghz.) and 2 GB RAM.

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    I'm glad you have a newer pc then your friend does But, what are the answers to these questions:

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R Jones View Post
    Approx how long is MUCH LONGER? Is it closer to 8 to 10 seconds or two minutes?

    If you Save As and select Excel 97-2003 format do you have the same problem?
    "Vegetarians live up to nine years longer than the rest of us...Nine horrible, worthless, baconless years."

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    I'd say it takes about 20 seconds.

    Answer to your 2nd question: Yes the same problem if I save as Excel 97-2003.


    BTW, I was reading somewhere that if I install SP2 for Office, that will solve problems.

    I also came across the following:
    This is so frustrating. Not sure what I should do. Why doesn't Microsoft put out a new version only after they have tested it for at least 2 years. Will flip a coin a give one of these a try (starting with the simple one first).

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    Smile Problem Solved (I think)

    We'll I downloaded to install SP2 for Office2007 but decided to search one last time before installing the SP2.

    Luckily I came across a solution (shared below for benefit of all members) and the solution basically boiled down to deleting PERSONAL.XLS. Please see details below:

    Background: The new XLSTART folder for Office 2007 is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\XLSTART But, if you upgraded from a previous version, there may still be a personal macro workbook called “PERSONAL.XLS” located in the old location: C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

    Fix: To correct the delayed file opening problem, just delete the old PERSONAL.XLS file

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