I have followed all the instructions in the Knowledge Base to start Excel
with the /e switch, which should launch the application without any open
workbooks, but it doesn't work. The only thing I can think of is that I also
load a personal.xls file. Is this why, or is there something else I'm missing?

Diva,

Where did you put the /e?

I placed it on all the shortcuts (whether on the desktop or Start-Programs
menu).

I opened the properties of teh shortcut and changed my path to reflect the
/e at the end as follows:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE" /e

Your path may be different, but after the .exe" place a space and /e.
It works fine.

hth

Gary

"Diva" wrote:

I have followed all the instructions in the Knowledge Base to start Excel
with the /e switch, which should launch the application without any open
workbooks, but it doesn't work. The only thing I can think of is that I also
load a personal.xls file. Is this why, or is there something else I'm missing?