Comments on: Fix the slow startup of Excel 2007

By: John Whitmire

John Whitmire — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:10:59 +0000

For Pete and others who hav had other issues related to the multile solutions here, I add one more which can be found at http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/office2007deploymentcompatibility/thread/e06845d4-09e9-44ab-bdfc-e3804a37a89c. If you were using Macros before, the presence of your PERSONAL.XLS file will also cause this. Unhide the file (on the View ribbon), resave it as a xlsb file, and then rehide it. Then delete the xls version of the file in your Documents and Settings Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART folder.

By: Tone-controller

Tone-controller — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:22:02 +0000

Tried the Euro-Currency tools add-in instead. This also speeds up the file-open but there is a slight delay while the add-in itself loads up – doesn't happen with the Lookup Wizard.

But there's another solution – if you just click the "minimize window" button immediately after Excel opens, this seems to kick the file in, too.

Just seems that Excel 2007 needs a double-slap to wake it up.

Go figure…………

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:56:11 +0000

@Sabs – you should probably try the "Robert Wilson" fix rather than the Martin von Gagern "%1? fix, since most people seem to find it works for them (and some have reported problems with the "%1" fix)

Enable an add-in…

Click the Microsoft button
Excel Options
Add-ins
make sure the pull-down window says excel add-ins and click go

Robert chose to enable the look-up wizard (but it seems that you could try another).

By: Sabs

Sabs — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:54:19 +0000

Tried the "%1" Ms Excel application opens very slowly, even the spreadsheet thereafter is slow, the "%1" solution did not assist. please help

By: biswajit

biswajit — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:10:03 +0000

Thank you. I have tried and it works fantastic.

By: George

George — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:25:56 +0000

I added the Lookup Wizard and this fixed it for me too!! Thanks Robert Wilson!

By: SagittariusA

SagittariusA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:17:36 +0000

Thank You!! Hope this documented solution remains available for a very long time.

By: Migitty Marksta

Migitty Marksta — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:28 +0000

DOHGGGGGGGG! DAT FIXD DA PROBLUM!!!

By: Teondra McFrugalson

Teondra McFrugalson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:35 +0000

I had over 20 computers here at my place of work that needed to be fixed. i searched and searched all over the internet for a solution to this. I looked up and down the Microsoft, TechNet, Dookies, PCFixIt, MS Excel for dummies, and Excel spreadsheets for 2009. Nothing, and I mean nothing lead me even close to this fix. Just adding a add-in, everything started working!!!! Thanks so much. My boss is so happy that I get to take tomorrow off!!!!

By: DJ Hurkelson

DJ Hurkelson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Yo Yo Yo, that fix was dope!!! Thanxz — DJ Hurkelson