Re: Excel 2000 Crashes on exit

Try this


Reboot first and then
Delete all the files and subfolders in your \Windows\Temp directory (Win95/98/ME),
or your \Documents and Settings\<user>\local settings\temp directory (Win2K/WinXP)

If this not fix it try this

Often this is a corrupt or bloated toolbar file
*normal* size is < 30 kb.
The .xlb file has all Toolbar customization in it.

Close Excel
Do a search for .xlb in windows
Rename the file you found (mine is named Excel10.xlb in 2002)
Start Excel

Deleting the file or renaming will do no harm on your system
Excel will create a new one for you.
(You lost your customization remember that)

If you make your own toolbars or add buttons to the others
This file is important (backup it so you can restore it)

--
Regards Ron de Bruin
(Win XP Pro SP-1 XL2002 SP-2)
www.rondebruin.nl



"JBM" <jmay_2003@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:beh723$7ml$1@slb9.atl.mindspring.net...
> System: Win 98SE 192 MB Ram
> 266mHz processor (Dell Dimension)
>
> Excel 2000 OEM version
>
> In the past two days, I have begun experiencing a very frustrating
> phenomenon, in that anytime I EXIT MS Excel 2000, the system locks and I
> have to hard-boot in order to restart. I haven't made any system
> changes at all, so I'm stymied -!
>
> Any help or idea?
>
> TIA!
>
> --
>
> Jonny
>

The second (rename XLB file) worked - somehow it was 145KB. Dunno how
that happened!

Thanks,

Jonny


Ron de Bruin wrote:
> Try this
>
>
> Reboot first and then
> Delete all the files and subfolders in your \Windows\Temp directory (Win95/98/ME),
> or your \Documents and Settings\<user>\local settings\temp directory (Win2K/WinXP)
>
> If this not fix it try this
>
> Often this is a corrupt or bloated toolbar file
> *normal* size is < 30 kb.
> The .xlb file has all Toolbar customization in it.
>
> Close Excel
> Do a search for .xlb in windows
> Rename the file you found (mine is named Excel10.xlb in 2002)
> Start Excel
>
> Deleting the file or renaming will do no harm on your system
> Excel will create a new one for you.
> (You lost your customization remember that)
>
> If you make your own toolbars or add buttons to the others
> This file is important (backup it so you can restore it)
>

--


Jonny

“We do what we do because of who we are.

If we did otherwise, the we wouldn’t be ourselves.”

-Neil Gaiman, “Sandman”

If you had to recreate any customized settings, you may want to back up that
*.xlb file. Then if it ever grows too big, you can just dump the "real" one and
replace it with the copy. Then you won't have to worry about remembering what
you chose and what went where.


JBM wrote:
>
> The second (rename XLB file) worked - somehow it was 145KB. Dunno how
> that happened!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonny
>
> Ron de Bruin wrote:
> > Try this
> >
> >
> > Reboot first and then
> > Delete all the files and subfolders in your \Windows\Temp directory (Win95/98/ME),
> > or your \Documents and Settings\<user>\local settings\temp directory (Win2K/WinXP)
> >
> > If this not fix it try this
> >
> > Often this is a corrupt or bloated toolbar file
> > *normal* size is < 30 kb.
> > The .xlb file has all Toolbar customization in it.
> >
> > Close Excel
> > Do a search for .xlb in windows
> > Rename the file you found (mine is named Excel10.xlb in 2002)
> > Start Excel
> >
> > Deleting the file or renaming will do no harm on your system
> > Excel will create a new one for you.
> > (You lost your customization remember that)
> >
> > If you make your own toolbars or add buttons to the others
> > This file is important (backup it so you can restore it)
> >
>
> --
>
> Jonny
>
> “We do what we do because of who we are.
>
> If we did otherwise, the we wouldn’t be ourselves.”
>
> -Neil Gaiman, “Sandman”

--

Dave Peterson
ec35720@msn.com