Excel crashing

[mathteacher04]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

My excel started crashing today. Sometimes I can open a file for a few seconds. Sometimes a file won't open at all. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and nothing works. Only excel is doing this; both word and powerpoint are fine. This is the error code that I get:

Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2009-07-31 22:59:09 -0500
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 12.1.0.080409
Crashed Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Crashed Module Version: unknown
Crashed Module Offset: 0x000156a0
Blame Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Blame Module Version: unknown
Blame Module Offset: 0x000156a0
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409

Thread 0 crashed:

# 1 0x972656a0 in .objc_class_name_List + 0x9715D560 (libobjc.A.dylib + 0x000156a0)
# 2 0x927313ed in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x924067AD (HIToolbox + 0x000423ed)
# 3 0x92731037 in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x924063F7 (HIToolbox + 0x00042037)
# 4 0x926f8eed in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x923CE2AD (HIToolbox + 0x00009eed)
# 5 0x926f8806 in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x923CDBC6 (HIToolbox + 0x00009806)
# 6 0x934891c5 in .objc_class_name___NSCFSet + 0x9333E285 (CoreFoundation + 0x0004f1c5)
# 7 0x934ad888 in .objc_class_name___NSCFSet + 0x93362948 (CoreFoundation + 0x00073888)
# 8 0x934adc78 in .objc_class_name___NSCFSet + 0x93362D38 (CoreFoundation + 0x00073c78)
# 9 0x9271f28c in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x923F464C (HIToolbox + 0x0003028c)
# 10 0x9271f0a5 in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x923F4465 (HIToolbox + 0x000300a5)
# 11 0x92862357 in .objc_class_name_IPMDFontRange + 0x92537717 (HIToolbox + 0x00173357)
# 12 0x0154aecc in _McpRunApplicationEventLoop + 0x0000006A (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x000ececc)
# 13 0x00a37a9e in __mh_execute_header + 0x00A36A9E (Microsoft Excel + 0x00a36a9e)
# 14 0x00a38027 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00A37027 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00a37027)
# 15 0x00890313 in __mh_execute_header + 0x0088F313 (Microsoft Excel + 0x0088f313)
# 16 0x000026ae in __mh_execute_header + 0x000016AE (Microsoft Excel + 0x000016ae)
# 17 0x000025d5 in __mh_execute_header + 0x000015D5 (Microsoft Excel + 0x000015d5)

X86 Thread State:
eax: 0xd7feffff ebx: 0x9343bd2e ecx: 0x97291800 edx:0x01400000
edi: 0x00a03e89 esi: 0x017490ff ebp: 0xbfffee28 esp:0xbfffee04
ss: 0x0000001f eip: 0x972656a0 cs: 0x00000017 ds:0x0000001f
es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037 eflags:0x00010286

Thread 1:

# 1 0x9736a3a6 in _signgam + 0x971C3482 (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x000013a6)
# 2 0x973f1eab in _signgam + 0x9724AF87 (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x00088eab)
# 3 0x020efd7d in _MerpCreateSession + 0x00000B07 (merp + 0x00002d7d)
# 4 0x020ef3e5 in _MerpCreateSession + 0x0000016F (merp + 0x000023e5)
# 5 0x020ef46c in _MerpCreateSession + 0x000001F6 (merp + 0x0000246c)
# 6 0x020eff25 in _MerpCreateSession + 0x00000CAF (merp + 0x00002f25)
# 7 0x9739b155 in _signgam + 0x971F4231 (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x00032155)
# 8 0x9739b012 in _signgam + 0x971F40EE (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x00032012)

X86 Thread State:
eax: 0xffffffa6 ebx: 0x973e1287 ecx: 0xb00a0a5c edx:0x9736a3a6
edi: 0x000002a1 esi: 0xd6818e80 ebp: 0xb00a0ac8 esp:0xb00a0a5c
ss: 0x0000001f eip: 0x9736a3a6 cs: 0x00000007 ds:0x0000001f
es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x0000001f gs: 0x00000037 eflags:0x00000202

Thread 2:

# 1 0x9737146e in _signgam + 0x971CA54A (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x0000846e)
# 2 0x9739bdcd in _signgam + 0x971F4EA9 (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x00032dcd)
# 3 0x9474645c in __CMProfileID + 0x94673338 (ColorSync + 0x0003345c)
# 4 0x94758d8e in __CMProfileID + 0x94685C6A (ColorSync + 0x00045d8e)
# 5 0x9739b155 in _signgam + 0x971F4231 (libSystem.B.dylib + 0x00032155)
# 6 0x9739b012 in _signgam + 0x971F40EE (

 

[CyberTaz]

OK, Teach - You've read the *subject* of this antiquated post but have you
read the replies as well?

Seriously, If the suggestions offered don't resolve your problem then your
situation must be different in some way from what this thread originally
pertained to. Therefore it would be best to submit a NEW message rather than
resurrecting one that ended 2 months ago & had already been hijacked by
someone using a completely different version of Office than that being used
by the OP. The conversation just gets lengthy, tangled & misleading.

Also, extensive error reports do absolutely no good here. Their content is
decipherable only to the developers & software engineers who speak that
language. The folks here are just other users like yourself, so anything
from the "Thread 0 Crashed:" line on might as well be in Sanskrit Even
the first stanza is cryptic for the most part, but it does indicate that
your updates are seriously behind... The version indicator line shows;

"Application Version: 12.1.0.080409"

whereas 12.2.0 is the current version.

I'd suggest that you start with updating your software, updating the OS &
repairing disk permissions followed by a restart. Follow the suggestions
here for a successful update:

http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/install_update_2008.html

If the problem persists post a new message stating all particulars.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac