excel hangs on startup in snow leopard

[skfss944]

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

Whenever I try to start excel, powerpoint, word it hangs with a message about "optimizing font menu performance...". It was working fine before the upgrade to snow leopard and I went into to font book and verified all my fonts. ANy ideas on how to get the office products to run?

 

[Iain G Mac]

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

Whenever I try to startexcel, powerpoint, word ithangswith a message about "optimizing font menu performance...". It was working fine before the upgrade to snow leopard and I went into to font book and verified all my fonts.. ANy ideas on how to get the office products to run?

Same problem with microsoft office for mac 2004. Rosetta is
installed: Entourage, Powerpoint and Word all start up fine, Excel
does not.

Can get round data entry using open source alternative, but I REALLY
NEED EXCEL FAST FOR THE MACROS I HAVE CREATED.....


.....ULP!