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Problem

Since I installed Office 2007, when I double-clicked on any XLS file to open it, Excel 2007 opened but did not load the file or took several minutes to load it.

Solution

• Go to the folder containing the Personal Macro Workbook
  (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART)
• Open the personal.xls file, go to View and unhide the worksheet.
• Go to the Office Button, choose Save As and select Excel Binary Workbook.
• Go back to View and hide the worksheet once again.
• Click on Save icon in the Quick Access Toolbar and save the file again.
• Close the Excel window.
• Remove from folder the old personal.xls file
  (save it elsewhere, for safety)

Now it is possible again to open XLS files by simply double-clicking on them.