html import errors

I tried to change where excel looks for files and messed up.
Now when i open excel it tries to open all my excel files and i get 2 error msgs
1. html import errors problem came up in the following areas during load. missing file
2. microsoft excel first.pps file form is not valid.
I all cases all of the excel files are frozen and i cannot get to any of them. If i click on ok or cancel it goes thru the open
all files again with same results.
I trie to uninstall excel and reinstall but get same results.
can anybody help me and show me how to make excel point
to the folder i want?

You may have put your Excel files into the XLSTART directory,
which would cause them to open when Excel is opened.

You would have the same situation if you included an alternate
startup directory reference in your Tools, Options, general.

This should not be confused with your personal.xls workbook
which belongs in your XLSTART directory and it should be hidden
in Excel under the Excel Window menu so that the macros can
be used by other workbooks.
---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"wwoody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I tried to change where excel looks for files and messed up.
> Now when i open excel it tries to open all my excel files and i get 2
> error msgs
> 1. html import errors problem came up in the following areas during
> load. missing file
> 2. microsoft excel first.pps file form is not valid.
> I all cases all of the excel files are frozen and i cannot get to any
> of them. If i click on ok or cancel it goes thru the open
> all files again with same results.
> I trie to uninstall excel and reinstall but get same results.
> can anybody help me and show me how to make excel point
> to the folder i want?
>
>
> --
> wwoody
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You may have put your Excel files into the XLSTART directory,
which would cause them to open when Excel is opened.

You would have the same situation if you included an alternate
startup directory reference in your Tools, Options, general.

This should not be confused with your personal.xls workbook
which belongs in your XLSTART directory and it should be hidden
in Excel under the Excel Window menu so that the macros can
be used by other workbooks.
---
HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"wwoody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I tried to change where excel looks for files and messed up.
> Now when i open excel it tries to open all my excel files and i get 2
> error msgs
> 1. html import errors problem came up in the following areas during
> load. missing file
> 2. microsoft excel first.pps file form is not valid.
> I all cases all of the excel files are frozen and i cannot get to any
> of them. If i click on ok or cancel it goes thru the open
> all files again with same results.
> I trie to uninstall excel and reinstall but get same results.
> can anybody help me and show me how to make excel point
> to the folder i want?
>
>
> --
> wwoody
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> wwoody's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=17362
> View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=538647
>