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File opens very slowly in Excel 2000

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Symptoms

When you open or close a workbook in Microsoft Excel, the operation may take longer than expected.

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Cause

This behavior can occur if one or more .emf files in the following folders are corrupted:
C:\Windows\Temp
(Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition [Me])
Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp
(Microsoft Windows 2000)

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Start Windows Explorer.
  2. Locate C:\Windows\Temp, or to Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp (depending on your operating system).
  3. Right-click the .emf file, and then click Delete.

    You receive a message similar to the following:
    Are you sure you want to send file to the Recycle Bin?
  4. Click Yes on the message.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all of the .emf files have been deleted.

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Workaround

To prevent this behavior from occurring, use the following code to create a Microsoft Visual Basic macro.

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Private Sub Workbook_Open()
   Call DeleteEMFs
End Sub


Private Sub DeleteEMFs()
 Dim fso As Variant
 Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 Dim fs As FileSearch
 Dim i As Long
 Set fs = Application.FileSearch
 With fs
    .LookIn = fso.GetSpecialFolder(2) 
    .Filename = "*.emf"

      If .Execute(SortBy:=msoSortByFileName, SortOrder:=msoSortOrderAscending) > 0 Then
       On Error Resume Next
       For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
       Kill .FoundFiles(i)
       Next i
       On Error GoTo 0
      End If
 
 End With

 Set fso = Nothing
 Set fs = Nothing
End Sub

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References

For additional information about how to troubleshoot slow performance when you open Excel workbooks, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292298 XL2000: Workbooks with Multiple ActiveX Controls May Open Slowly

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Keywords: KB299372, kbprb, kbprogramming, kbvba, kbopenfile, kbperformance

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Article Info
Article ID : 299372
Revision : 7
Created on : 11/23/2006
Published on : 11/23/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 233