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I have found something related to this.<br />
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<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_thread/thread/bfb35ac24358e6b7/f02f015c91a6d559?#f02f015c91a6d559" rel="ugc">http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_thread/thread/bfb35ac24358e6b7/f02f015c91a6d559?#f02f015c91a6d559</a>
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I have found something related to this.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_thread/thread/bfb35ac24358e6b7/f02f015c91a6d559?#f02f015c91a6d559 [http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_thread/thread/bfb35ac24358e6b7/f02f015c91a6d559?#f02f015c91a6d559]

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ReDrumKey points us to a link with much information. &nbsp;The piece of information that helped was, specifically:<br />
likewise i found adding the add in lookup wizard seems to have fixed this fault.. <br />
Thanks ReDrumKey. &nbsp;This is a PITA MicroSoft bug. &nbsp;I wouldn't have dreamed I'd find a solution so easy. &nbsp;GOOD JOB. &nbsp;Thanks
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ReDrumKey points us to a link with much information.  The piece of information that helped was, specifically:
likewise i found adding the add in lookup wizard seems to have fixed this fault..
Thanks ReDrumKey.  This is a PITA MicroSoft bug.  I wouldn't have dreamed I'd find a solution so easy.  GOOD JOB.  Thanks

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If I click on an Excel icon, it takes over 60 seconds to open. &nbsp;If I click again, it opens immediately. &nbsp;Office 2007.<br />
It's a very simple problem to describe.<br />
I don't know how to fix it.<br />
It started suddenty. &nbsp;Before all was fine.<br />
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Guesses: &nbsp;Somehow related to me also having OpenOffice on this PC.<br />
Somehow related to an earlier problem wherein I had a very-sick Excel spreadsheet. &nbsp;We spend a long time trying to fix it. &nbsp;We all gave up. &nbsp;(That's when I needed OpenOffice.<br />
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Ideas: <br />
Uninstall Office. &nbsp;Reinstall. &nbsp;<br />
Uninstall OpenOffice as a test.<br />
Both of these ideas are a bit of a pain - especially the first one.<br />

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If I click on an Excel icon, it takes over 60 seconds to open.  If I click again, it opens immediately.  Office 2007.
It's a very simple problem to describe.
I don't know how to fix it.
It started suddenty.  Before all was fine.

Guesses:  Somehow related to me also having OpenOffice on this PC.
Somehow related to an earlier problem wherein I had a very-sick Excel spreadsheet.  We spend a long time trying to fix it.  We all gave up.  (That's when I needed OpenOffice.

Ideas: 
Uninstall Office.  Reinstall.  
Uninstall OpenOffice as a test.
Both of these ideas are a bit of a pain - especially the first one.


Excel - Click an icon and it takes forever to open.  Reclick and it opens instantly

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