Saved Excel Spreadsheets Opening Slowly

My Excel Spreadsheets that I saved are opening up very slowly. They were opening ok, but all of a sudden it takes about a 40 to 50 seconds then it will finally open.

I can open up Excel and enter all my which will open fine. But when I save my file, and click on the Excel icon, then that is when I can go get a cup of coffee as so to speak.

Can someone give me something that I may check or try. I have Window XP Excel 2003

Thanks

 

It sounds like it might be an association problem. Right-click one of the files you created and select "Properties." See what it lists for the program to open the file with. Change as needed.

 

I will try that when I get back to work Monday.

Thanks for the quick response.

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It's the anti virus software.

You can probably look at the bottom of Excell and it will say scanning for virus.

To prove the point turn off auto protect.

 

Mr. Smith

How do you go about turning off auto protect? I am going to try all this info that I am getting when I get back to work Monday from you guys.

Man, I am really glad I found this BBS site!! I don't feel so useless with these computers now, and especially thankful that you guys share the knoweldge that you have.

Again Thanks you all for your help !

 

Need to know what anti virus solution you are running.

 

It looks like the virus sofware is Symantec Anti-Virus

Thanks