Excel has a long load time. Is there a config file that could be missing/corupt.?

Question

It's not just one file that takes long to load, but instead excel its self take a long time to load

Answer 1

Have a look at this page :

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm



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Answer 2

May be you got a big file placed at the startup folder to run every time you run Excel.

If you have WinXP:

1- Close Excel

2- Go to

C: > Documents and Settings > XXXX > Application Data > Microsoft > Excel > XLSTART

Where XXXX is YourUserName and delete all files there (Or move them to another folder).

3- Go to

C: > Documents and Settings > XXXX > Application Data > Microsoft > Excel

and delete Excel.xlt file (Or move it to another folder).



And try Open Excel again, If this didn't work, You need to reformat your computer.

Answer 3

how old is the machine, has it been reformatted recently, and when was excel installed, if everything is on a new install perhaps u should reinstall to a different directory or a different partion of ur hardrive, if ur whole computer is bogged down after a reformat, make sure ur drivers are up to date. is only excel having this problem, these are questions u ahve to ask before u can begin trouble shooting,i hope i have been helpful, send me an email if u fix it or just if u want to say hi or thanks. =D

Answer 4

Either your computer doesn't match the minimum system recommendation or it was a bad install. In this case please reinstall.