Hi Jan
Just wondering, what is your native language?
: hmm, have u also tryd saving it with the office 2003 so u
: can exclude the option that the file is corupted (in 2003
: save it as a new file) couse it can be that its dammaged
: but that the 2003 still could make some cence out of it
: and 2000 cant?
: >-----Original Message-----
: >Jan, thanks but it was originally an Excel 2000 file and
: I tried it in
: >version 2003 in desperation. It was not opening long
: before I tried the 2003
: >version.
: >
: >But thanks anyway.
: >
: >"jan" wrote:
: >
: >> well duno about the time it takes for the file to open
: but
: >> if u can open in in excel 2003 and not in 2000 i say
: its
: >> is saved as a excel 2003 file(or atleast a version
: higher
: >> than 2000) try opening the file on the 2003 and save it
: as
: >> a excel 2000 file if posible(might loze some functions
: tho
: >> but dont know bout that)
: >>
: >> srry for typ errors hope ul understand ^_^
: >> >-----Original Message-----
: >> >I have a problem opening an important excel file with
: >> excel 2000 on a Windows
: >> >XP PC with all relevent updates loaded. All I get is
: an
: >> hourglass in excel
: >> >with no error messages.
: >> >
: >> >The filesize is 2.3 Mb and has some formulas. I have
: evn
: >> tried opning the
: >> >file on a brand new PC with 512 Mb of RAM but to no
: >> avail.
: >> >
: >> >The file seems to open on a Windows 2000 PC with
: Office
: >> 2003, but still
: >> >takes quite a while to open.
: >> >
: >> >Please help.
: >> >.
: >> >
: >>
: >.
: >