Low memory warning on running excel

Hi

For the last few days when starting Excel 2000 on my Win 89 pc, I run low on memory ( 256 Mbytes) for some reason.
I cannot open an Excel file, run another application or indeed close down Excel. The only way to clear the fault is to manually press the reset button. Shutting down properly or pressing CTR+ALT+DEL does not work.
I have tested for viruses and spyware with Norton Antivirus and Webroot Spy Sweeper but all was in order. I tested the memory blocks and again they were found not faulty.
I did nor recently install any new software

Any ideas how to fault find what is highjacking the memory?

Thanks
Pavlos

go to "help" and run "detect and repair" in excel ...see if that helps
"P S CHRISTIDES" wrote in message ...
Hi

For the last few days when starting Excel 2000 on my Win 89 pc, I run low on memory ( 256 Mbytes) for some reason.
I cannot open an Excel file, run another application or indeed close down Excel. The only way to clear the fault is to manually press the reset button. Shutting down properly or pressing CTR+ALT+DEL does not work.
I have tested for viruses and spyware with Norton Antivirus and Webroot Spy Sweeper but all was in order. I tested the memory blocks and again they were found not faulty.
I did nor recently install any new software

Any ideas how to fault find what is highjacking the memory?

Thanks
Pavlos

http://search.support.microsoft.com/...dv=1&spid=1139 MSKB
Search "Excel low memory"; Windows 98; Weighted; Full Text; All Words;
Anytime; produses 20. Here is the first...

• MacXL: Problems If Virtual Memory Off or Available Memory Low
(178596) - You may notice one or more of the following problems when you
use Microsoft Excel: When you start Microsoft Excel, you receive one of
the following error messages: There is insufficient memory to launch
Microsoft Excel. -or- There is not enough...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;178596


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"P S CHRISTIDES" wrote in message
...
Hi

For the last few days when starting Excel 2000 on my Win 89 pc, I run
low on memory ( 256 Mbytes) for some reason.
I cannot open an Excel file, run another application or indeed close
down Excel. The only way to clear the fault is to manually press the
reset button. Shutting down properly or pressing CTR+ALT+DEL does not
work.
I have tested for viruses and spyware with Norton Antivirus and Webroot
Spy Sweeper but all was in order. I tested the memory blocks and again
they were found not faulty.
I did nor recently install any new software

Any ideas how to fault find what is highjacking the memory?

Thanks
Pavlos