Excel Quits Unexpectedly when I try to type

[BMasi]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

I have been using Excel for months without problem but today when I tried to open it to create a new work book it quits immediately when I try to do anything after opening it.

For example, typing in a blank cell.

This is the error details it gives after quitting:

Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2009-03-29 17:03:21 -0400
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 12.0.0.070919
Crashed Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Crashed Module Version: unknown
Crashed Module Offset: 0x00002387
Blame Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Blame Module Version: unknown
Blame Module Offset: 0x00002387
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409

Thread 0 crashed:

# 1 0x90a58387 in _objc_msgSend + 0x00000017 (libobjc.A.dylib + 0x00002387)
# 2 0x90819460 in _CFDictionaryAddValue + 0x00000194 (CoreFoundation + 0x0000f460)
# 3 0x90842f37 in _CFDictionaryCreate + 0x00000065 (CoreFoundation + 0x00038f37)
# 4 0x9084c12f in _CFDictionaryCreateCopy + 0x00000268 (CoreFoundation + 0x0004212f)
# 5 0x9084beb0 in ___CFApplicationPreferencesCopyCurrentState + 0x00000053 (CoreFoundation + 0x00041eb0)
# 6 0x9084bc38 in _CFLocaleCopyCurrent + 0x00000013 (CoreFoundation + 0x00041c38)
# 7 0x02073a05 in _McpCopyLocaleInfo + 0x00000075 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0006ba05)
# 8 0x02073bbd in _McpCchGetLocaleInfo + 0x0000003F (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0006bbbd)
# 9 0x002bbfd6 in __mh_execute_header + 0x002BAFD6 (Microsoft Excel + 0x002bafd6)
# 10 0x002be40b in __mh_execute_header + 0x002BD40B (Microsoft Excel + 0x002bd40b)
# 11 0x002bf68b in __mh_execute_header + 0x002BE68B (Microsoft Excel + 0x002be68b)
# 12 0x002bf98d in __mh_execute_header + 0x002BE98D (Microsoft Excel + 0x002be98d)
# 13 0x0020bcac in __mh_execute_header + 0x0020ACAC (Microsoft Excel + 0x0020acac)
# 14 0x0063d938 in __mh_execute_header + 0x0063C938 (Microsoft Excel + 0x0063c938)
# 15 0x000ac0d6 in __mh_execute_header + 0x000AB0D6 (Microsoft Excel + 0x000ab0d6)
# 16 0x001820c4 in __mh_execute_header + 0x001810C4 (Microsoft Excel + 0x001810c4)
# 17 0x0086b0ec in __mh_execute_header + 0x0086A0EC (Microsoft Excel + 0x0086a0ec)
# 18 0x00a2dd12 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00A2CD12 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00a2cd12)
# 19 0x020ad7b1 in MHIView::HandleEvent(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, MEvent&) + 0x00000541 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x000a57b1)
# 20 0x00a2dbe2 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00A2CBE2 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00a2cbe2)
# 21 0x020ac79d in _McpOssPaintRectWithGradient + 0x000003E7 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x000a479d)
# 22 0x020a49a0 in MEventHandler::FRemoveHandler(unsigned long, unsigned long) + 0x000001DE (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0009c9a0)
# 23 0x92dff4d7 in DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 0x00000445 (HIToolbox + 0x000084d7)
# 24 0x92dfeb7c in SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 0x00000130 (HIToolbox + 0x00007b7c)
# 25 0x92e05f7c in _SendEventToEventTarget + 0x00000038 (HIToolbox + 0x0000ef7c)
# 26 0x92e9dd4f in HIView::Click(OpaqueEventRef*) + 0x00000149 (HIToolbox + 0x000a6d4f)
# 27 0x92e9db8b in _HandleClickAsHIView + 0x00000091 (HIToolbox + 0x000a6b8b)
# 28 0x92e9d531 in _HandleWindowClick + 0x000001FB (HIToolbox + 0x000a6531)
# 29 0x92e9cffe in _HandleMouseEvent + 0x0000037F (HIToolbox + 0x000a5ffe)
# 30 0x92e45468 in _StandardWindowEventHandler + 0x00000056 (HIToolbox + 0x0004e468)
# 31 0x92dff4d7 in DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 0x00000445 (HIToolbox + 0x000084d7)
# 32 0x92dfeb7c in SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 0x00000130 (HIToolbox + 0x00007b7c)
# 33 0x92e05f7c in _SendEventToEventTarget + 0x00000038 (HIToolbox + 0x0000ef7c)

 

[CyberTaz]

One thing I can tell from the error log is that your installation of Office
hasn't been updated at all. That alone may account for the problem. I'd
suggest you run Help> Check for Updates to get Office updated to 12.1.5 then
run Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions.

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