Cannot open Excel file in XP professional

[Niall]

I have a large excel file (60Mbs) on an NT4 server. When
XP professional users fry to upen this file they get an
out of memory error message. The file was originally an
excel 97 document. Users unable to open the file are
using Excel97, Excel2000, and Excel XP - the common link
is that they are all XP professional users (some have
administrator rights). I have increased virtual memory
eith no effect.

Other people using windows 98, windows NT and Windows 2000
can open the file (small time delay due to size). Again
they use different versions of Excel.

I have the latest service packs installed.

This is why I think it is an XP Professional problem.

Any thoughs/help would be appreciated.

Regards
Niall

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please repost to the Excel experts in the Excel newsgroup:
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have a large excel file (60Mbs) on an NT4 server. When
| XP professional users fry to upen this file they get an
| out of memory error message. The file was originally an
| excel 97 document. Users unable to open the file are
| using Excel97, Excel2000, and Excel XP - the common link
| is that they are all XP professional users (some have
| administrator rights). I have increased virtual memory
| eith no effect.
|
| Other people using windows 98, windows NT and Windows 2000
| can open the file (small time delay due to size). Again
| they use different versions of Excel.
|
| I have the latest service packs installed.
|
| This is why I think it is an XP Professional problem.
|
| Any thoughs/help would be appreciated.
|
| Regards
| Niall

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

I have a large excel file (60Mbs) on an NT4 server.

Wow! What on EARTH have you got in an excel file that big? Try splitting off
some of the data (whatever it is) to a linked file.


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