Default location for files didn’t change (2000)

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We have 12 users, all on a network. Each person has been able to change their default file location so that his/her files are saved to a specific directory. Except one person. She change it from the default C:mydocuments folder to one she created called c:new files. This worked fine, till she exited Excel and returned. Then, the default returned to c:mydocuments. Everyone else in the group was able to change the default successfully. I watched her change it, and I didn’t see her doing anything wrong. Is there some deeper option that won’t allow this change? Where else can I look besides the Tools Options?

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You’ll want to make sure there are no files in the user’s XLSTART directory, and/or that there is nothing in the Alternate Startup directory under Tools-Options, General tab. If you’ve done that, and relaunched Excel, and the problem remains, try this:

Hit Start-Run and type:

excel.exe /regserver

This should reregister Excel into the Windows registry, just in case one of the settings is corrupt.

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Is this user using the same logon identity each time she logs. From XL2000, each user has there own settings for startup and default directories.

Andrew C

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Yes. In fact, she isn’t restarting the computer. Just exiting Excel and then re-starting Excel. Could that be it? I thought I’d check the xlstart files and alt startup directory as suggested above.

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