I have been trying to figure out a really nagging and frustrating problem that I have been having with Word/Excel and in when opening or closing it I would get an error as follows: “compile error in hidden module: AutoExec.”

I have been searching online to solve this problem–I bet–for two years. So many “techies” suggested–like you did–to search for Pdfmaker.dot and Pdfmaker.xla. While I felt dumb doing so, I’ve searched again and again for these files as though they would suddenly appear.

However!!! You, in your Google Answers response offered one additional little tip that has changed my world…or at least half. You said: “AND before you “start” the search indicate that you want to also search hidden files.” Unbelievably the “xla” file showed up, I deleted it and wala! So thanks to you I have solved the Excel problem and I consider this a major defeat! :)

Can’t seem to find the .dot file or whatever is causing the problem when opening Word…but I thank you for your attention to details. If you have a thought about solving the Word problem…please email me at kevmcn [at] gmail [dot] com