cannot perform any functions when excel opens

[Keith]

When I open excel and click onto work sheet, the program
locks and highlights all cells when I move mouse. Will
not release even when I place mouse off the page and
unable to close program without using task manager. I
have excel 2000 with SP3, running windows XP SP2. Any
ideas without re-installing. All other Office programs
work fine.

 

[Mike D]

I am having the exact same problem with 2003, plus if I click on another
worksheet in the workbook the program locks and has what looks like a piece
of paper above the cursor. Anyone give you an answer yet?

 

[Mike D]

Keith,
I reinstalled Excel and had the same problem. I noticed that there was an
additional toolbar on the bottom of my screen. Don't know how it got there,
but it was for speech recognition. I removed it according to the hep
instructions through the control panel and now excel is working properly.
Give it a try.
Mike