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by sfolsom

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When I open Excel now it tries to open word documents and gives me an error message. for example (dmc.sup.eval.2004.doc: file format is not valid) The folder I point to has word, excel, and even powerpoint documents but only excel gives me an error everytime I open it. Was wondering if anyone has run across this problem?

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by dustyd

Do you have it set to open files auto when you open the app?

check options>General> remove open files at startup
and options>transition check that save as file type is Excel workbook.

Disable Macros.

by sfolsom

This helped me. It was set to automagiclly open all files in a folder it was pointed to with just a couple of word docs and even 1 ppt presentation. Thanx for the help.

by jessie

Check the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart folder (may also be listed under \Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART Anything in that folder will open when you start Excel.

by sgt_shultz

can you do an office repair? you might need to run it from the installation cd or maybe you can do it from add remove software/office/pick repair if that option is offered

by sfolsom

I did update to the latest service pack for Office XP. I would not say that it needs a repair because it is looking for Word documents that do exist but should not when you open Excel.

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