The original thread has aged off for me--so I'm not sure what you're replying
to, but...
It sounds to me like you have either:
Some folder name entered in this box:
Tools|Options|General tab|At startup, open all files in:
If you do, erase that entry (don't delete the files!)
Or you have a bunch of files in your XLStart folder.
Use windows start button|Search to locate that folder and move the files that
don't belong.
These are the files that I keep in my XLStart:
Book.xlt
Sheet.xlt
personal.xla (you may have personal.xls)
And my XLStart (xl2003 and winXP Home) is located:
C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
I got the message for some weeks when opening excel2003, and with no bad
effects.
But yesterday, on two computers pressing the go ahead buttom to get rid of
the distmon error box, all hell is let loose. With dozens of xls files all in
one folder [but not in other folders or the root] being opened together at
high speed by excel, and with error messages about them all. ANtivirus
software reports no problems.
What is it?
deleting .xla files in Adobe Acrobat 6, and residual files of acr 6 left
when recently installing Acr 8 have no effect. Have had to download
OpenOffice to use my excel files at all.
Thought of upgrading to Office2007, but not if this trouble will continue.
Is urgent. Wd be grateful for any help
michael Walter