ALL Excel files opening automatically after programme launch

When Excel.exe is launched, all Excel files that are stored on the Hard Disk
are opened (one after the other) - I have about 110 files all being opened
within a couple of minutes. Something must be triggering this to happen but
I cannot think what. Anyone else have an idea ?

How can I revert to my Excel programme opening normally ?

Many thanks...

You can start Excel normally by either holding down the SHIFT key
when starting Excel, or going to the Windows Start menu, choose
Run, and enter

Excel.exe /safe

Then, once you're in Excel, go to the Tools menu, choose Options,
then the General tab. There, ensure that the "Alternate Startup
Directory" box is empty.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



"ersking" <ersking@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:93342601-9414-4A4B-97BB-69EB15A7EAFC@microsoft.com...
> When Excel.exe is launched, all Excel files that are stored on
> the Hard Disk
> are opened (one after the other) - I have about 110 files all
> being opened
> within a couple of minutes. Something must be triggering this
> to happen but
> I cannot think what. Anyone else have an idea ?
>
> How can I revert to my Excel programme opening normally ?
>
> Many thanks...

I hasten to add that I HAVE read and tried the remedies without any success,
given in the previous posts/answers given by :

Tools - Options - Default file location
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Hargrove/Rob Bovey 8/3/2004

and

multiple excel sheets keep opening up
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Greg/Rob Bovey 9/1/2004
Greg/Pete 9/1/2004
Greg/Nick Hodge 9/1/2004



"ersking" wrote:

> When Excel.exe is launched, all Excel files that are stored on the Hard Disk
> are opened (one after the other) - I have about 110 files all being opened
> within a couple of minutes. Something must be triggering this to happen but
> I cannot think what. Anyone else have an idea ?
>
> How can I revert to my Excel programme opening normally ?
>
> Many thanks...

Thanks for the reply !

see my additional comment on this thread ....

When SHIFT + Excel.exe is launched same problem

Have opened Excel with "Excel.exe /safe" and see that the "Alternate Startup
Directory" box was empty anyway... so that was not causing it.

I am still baffled by the multiple excel documents opening... at the moment
i am having to use "Excel.exe /safe" - can I make a short-cut for this until
I find a solution ?

Many thanks again...





"Chip Pearson" wrote:

> You can start Excel normally by either holding down the SHIFT key
> when starting Excel, or going to the Windows Start menu, choose
> Run, and enter
>
> Excel.exe /safe
>
> Then, once you're in Excel, go to the Tools menu, choose Options,
> then the General tab. There, ensure that the "Alternate Startup
> Directory" box is empty.
>
>
> --
> Cordially,
> Chip Pearson
> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> www.cpearson.com
>
>
>
> "ersking" <ersking@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93342601-9414-4A4B-97BB-69EB15A7EAFC@microsoft.com...
> > When Excel.exe is launched, all Excel files that are stored on
> > the Hard Disk
> > are opened (one after the other) - I have about 110 files all
> > being opened
> > within a couple of minutes. Something must be triggering this
> > to happen but
> > I cannot think what. Anyone else have an idea ?
> >
> > How can I revert to my Excel programme opening normally ?
> >
> > Many thanks...
>
>
>