Excel Crashing Everytime on When Starting App

[pryfogle]

Macbook
OSX: 10.5.8
Office 2008

Every time I click on Excel (Icon in dock), the application starts for a
split second, then crashes. The only way I can get the application to open
is by holding down the shift key while starting the app.

The first section of the error log is below.

Please help!!!

Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2009-11-15 13:15:21 -0800
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 12.2.0.090605
Crashed Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Crashed Module Version: unknown
Crashed Module Offset: 0x00015699
Blame Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Blame Module Version: unknown
Blame Module Offset: 0x00015699
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Macbook
OSX: 10.5.8
Office 2008

Every time I click on Excel (Icon in dock), the application starts for a
split second, then crashes. The only way I can get the application to open
is by holding down the shift key while starting the app.

First, you are at least 3 Office updates behind. Please update XL fully.

Second, try, with all Office apps closed, renaming (or deleting) the

~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Excel.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist

files, and the

~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft

folder (where ~ is your home directory).

 

[doctorjay]

Same sort of message, except I'm running OSX 10.6.2 on a Macbook, and I think Excel is up to date

Message is

Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2009-12-02 14:24:50 +1100
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 12.2.3.091001
Crashed Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Crashed Module Version: unknown
Crashed Module Offset: 0x00005edb
Blame Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Blame Module Version: unknown
Blame Module Offset: 0x00005edb
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409

I'll try what you suggested and see how it goes.

 

[doctorjay]

> pryfogle wrote:
>

> > Macbook
> > OSX: 10.5.8
> > Office 2008
> >
> > Every time I click on Excel (Icon in dock), the application starts for a
> > split second, then crashes. The only way I can get the application to open
> > is by holding down the shift key while starting the app.

>
> First, you are at least 3 Office updates behind. Please update XL fully.
>
> Second, try, with all Office apps closed, renaming (or deleting) the
>
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Excel.plist
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist
>
> files, and the
>
> ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
>
> folder (where ~ is your home directory).
> [/QUOTE]

worked, just renamed the first file to ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Excel.dodgy.plist
and it all worked!

Thanks