This problem has been known to occur when an Excel setting becomes
corrupted. With Excel closed go to this key in Regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\E xcel\Options

and rename Options to say OptionsX. When you restart Excel it should be
okay although you may lose a few preferences that should be easy to reset.

--
Jim
"Mike Molyneaux" wrote in message
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| Running 2003, xp pro sp 2.
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| User cannot access the Options item on the Tools submenu in the Worksheet
| Menu Bar.
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| At least one spreadsheet is open.
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| Options is not greyed out.
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| When anyone else logs onto her machine, it works perfectly.
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| I logged on as Administrator and ran Repair via add/change programs -
didn't
| help her.
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| The registry contains the following in
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\Toolbars\Settings
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| Value 7
| Name: Microsoft Excel AWDropdownHidden
| Type: REG_DWORD
| Data: 0x1
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| Anyone know what this is?
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| Should I remove it?
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| She swears she has not deleted or changed
| anything and that it worked fine yesterday.
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| Any ideas about what may have happened?
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|
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| Thanks - Mike
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