Excel file will not open

[GerryK]

Hi,
I hid all of my unused rows and columns within a workbook,
deleted unused sheets and then closed out.
I cannot get it to reopen now.
I've never had that happen before.
Can I open it another way?

TIA

 

[Dave Peterson]

First, I'd check to see if it's open.

File|open your workbook
look under Window on the menubar.
Do you see your workbook name at the bottom?
If yes, then Window|arrange|tiled and resize by hand)

If no, is the UnHide option available. (maybe you saved your workbook as a
hidden workbook.)

If yes to this, just unhide it and resave it.

If those didn't work, do you get any error when you try to open it?

 

[GerryK]

Hi Dave,
No, unfortunately none of those worked.
On file open, I get a white screen as if the file is going
to open and the hour glass. None of the menu items on the
top toolbar are active. The top right X to close button
works and I get the 'Program not responding message...end
now'.
The file will sit in the 'trying to open mode' for a very
long time until you close out.
Is it possible that hiding all the unused cells has caused
a memory problem?

Gerry

 

[Dave Peterson]

Try starting excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
excel /safe

then File|open your workbook.

If that opens the workbook, then maybe going through Chip Pearson's site will
help:

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

In fact, it might be worth looking at in any event.