Slow file opening of Excel

[John]

Slow file opening of Excel files and Word. Clicking on a
file saved on the desktop takes a very long time to open.
If I go to the Appication first, drill down to the desktop
and open the same file it opens in a normal time. The
computer has had a lot of Ad-ware removed from it.

 

[Gord Dibben]

John

A lot of "slow" Excel problems are caused by too many files in your
Windows\Temp folders.

Clear out your Windows\Temp folder.(see notes below)

If using WinXP another Temp folder would be in your

Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp

If you are a Net, the Temp folder could be just about anywhere.

Notes on deleting Windows\Temp files............

Re-boot to make sure there are no Temp files being used by Windows(program
installs, updates etc.) It is easy to forget that when Windows stated "Your
Computer needs to re-boot to complete this update. Re-boot Now?" and you
clicked "No, I'll do it later". The files are stored in Windows\Temp folder.
If you delete them before a re-boot, you can hoop whatever was going on.

After the re-boot, select all files in Windows\Temp folder and delete.

Also in Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp

For more help on speeding up Excel see Charles Williams' site.

http://www.decisionmodels.com/optspeedb.htm


Gord Dibben Excel MVP