Smicker!!!! You have created such a marvelous workspace!!! Wow & more WOW!!! This post fits here with all your GJ (art) ... and also on Trash to T. posts...you have done so many wonderful things with your studio! TFS your tour ... and your glass projects ...they are just AWESOME!!! I keep typing !!!!!! ... awestruck with your studio & work! Keep pluggin' along & dreamin' ... do you remember movie, "Field of Dreams?" ... quote: "If you build it, he will come."...I'm sure "they" will come to your studio! Jeanne S.

Actually, what you are doing is cleaning the files, not sharpening them. Usually you can tell when a file is getting dull by light reflecting of the cutting edges. They look flattened on the edge, if you use a magnifying glass. My father used to refer to dull files as "whistlers," they make a whistling sound as they go over the metal (but don't cut worth anything!). There used to be a place that could resharpen files by immersing them in an acid bath, but I can't remember or find the name or location. I never sent them any files for reconditioning. The most important factor in getting the longest life from a file is to make certain you use pressure only on the forward (cutting) stroke, the second factor is to keep the file clean/out of rust producing environments. Buy good files, keep them clean!

Assuming that you are running Windows XP, the problem and fix is at the Microsoft link below. HTH. Terry Here is a link that might be useful: Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files

Perhaps this is a good time to make the choice between 2000 and 2007. Another point beyond bob14's suggestion: While in Excel check to see the "save file as" default by using Tools:Options:Transition "Save files as:". If you have previously opened and changed a 2000 file while using 2007, the file may have been automatically saved as 2007. While using 2007 you probably have a choice as to file type.