SOLVED Recent Slowdown When Excel 2000 Opens Its Files

[Skeezix]

Since early January (or since the last two Windows 10 updates, not sure which) Excel 2000 takes 15-20 seconds to open its files. It used to take not more than around 5 seconds. If anyone has any ideas what could be causing this I would appreciate hearing from them.

 

[Skeezix]

HERE'S THE FIX:
Uncheck Run as administrator. Excel will start normally, all Sheet tabs will appear and the process should take around one second. (It will take a few seconds more if an add-on such as ASAP Utilities is enabled.)

BTW, Excel runs on Windows 10 without problems (unless you screw something up like I did, that is ).