Really need advice!

[A Park]

In the Options Tab on Excel worksheet I clicked the
general tab and where it said 'At start, open all files
in' I inadvertently typed c:\documents and settings\alex
park\desktop.

This has caused a problem. When I now try to open up
Excel it will not allow it. It says shortcut index.doc:
file found is not valid. (shortcut index is a word
document I have on the desktop with Excel shortcut keys
in).

Then I get dialogue boxes saying 'send error report' etc.
etc.

It appears that Excel is trying to open using 'shortcut
index.doc' How can I sort out this problem.

I appreciate any help as I am a novice computer user and
feel like I have just blown up my computer...

 

[Jan Karel Pieterse]

Hi A,

In the Options Tab on Excel worksheet I clicked the
general tab and where it said 'At start, open all files
in' I inadvertently typed c:\documents and settings\alex
park\desktop.

Type Start, run, Excel.exe /automation

Now remove the path you mentioned in Tools options, general.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
www.jkp-ads.com

 

[Don Guillett]

I've not had this problem but couldn't you move the file out of that folder
or rename that folder and create another with the offending name with
nothing in it?

 

[Guest]

Jan Karel Pieterse

Wow - so simple. That has solved the problem. You do not
know how relieved I am...I thought I had ruined my
parents computer!

Next time I won't be so stupid!

 

[Gord Dibben]

Next time I won't be so stupid!

Maybe not on this particular subject, but if you're like the rest of us,
you'll screw up many more times.

Be prepared to keep learning.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP