personal.xlsb opens when opening a new file

Anonymous
2010-08-03T14:16:56+00:00

The file personal.xlsb opens every time I open a new file. I saved all my macros in module1 of the new workbook but this personal file keeps opening. I have read that in Excel > Options > Advanced > under General, At startup open all files in is = BLANK will stop this but mine was already BLANK. How do I stop this file from opening?

Thanks,

JCM

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Anonymous
2010-08-03T14:59:33+00:00

Hi,

Persaonal.xlsb opens automatically every time Excel opens provided it has been created.

Writing a UDF wouldn't create P.xlsb unless that UDF was saved to P.xlsb. So at sometime; and maybe no associated with this UDF, someone has saved something to P.xlsb (maybe in error) and caused the creation of that file.

Now it is created I strongly recommend you hide it and forget it but if you don't want to do that then you can delete p.xlsb like this.

With the Excel application not running.

Open windows explorer, and assuming you did a standard installation, navigate to

C:\program files\microsoft office\office 12\xlstart

delete personal.xlsb

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Mike H

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-17T08:55:35+00:00

    This is the correct answer and the easy way to not bother you anymore and will keep you the macros if you have any... 

    Thank you very much Mike H!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-05T14:49:15+00:00

    Thanks for this solution.

    Worked as advertised.

    Most difficult part was interpreting:  View tab, Select hide.  Finally saw the "Hide" command.  Never knew it was there before.

    thanks,

    wam

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-19T10:05:41+00:00

    Thansks Mike

    excellent works well

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-09T16:47:33+00:00

    I didn't have exactly the same path ("C:\program files\microsoft office\office 12\xlstart"), but I did a search for "xlstart" under C:\

    • You can also do a Search by pressing Windows key + F

    Once I noticed the path was similar I deleted the XLSTART file. It works and I have not see the personal.xlsb opening whenever I use Excel.

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