Question: I created a few macros in Excel 2007 and I saved them in the **personal macro workbook**.

Since then, I've deleted the macros. *Note: You have to unhide the workbook, delete the macro and then hide it again to accomplish this.*

Now, every time I open Excel, create/edit a workbook and click the close/exit (red X) button, Excel acts like a just closed the workbook and not the whole application. So I have to click the close/exit button one more time.

I think this is because every time Excel is opened, the personal macro workbook is opened also (only hidden). Then, when you close it, the macro workbook stays open for whatever reason.

It's annoying to have to double-click to close the application. Any ways to fix this?

Answer: 
If you have deleted all the macros from the personal macro workbook, you can delete the file `PERSONAL.XLSB`. This should cause Excel to stop doing what you described.

The file should be in one of:

> 
> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\PERSONAL.XLSB
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> 
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or

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> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
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> 
> 

or

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> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart
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or similar, depending on Windows version, etc.
You can close Excel using ALT F4 - this will close Excel completely