You are stuck with Ctrl+Alt+Del and cancel Excel task only as a last resort,
you can usually manage to break loose. Unplugging and reattaching
the mouse is one I'd not thought of before.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt

As far as Microsoft not recognizing the problem, it is a matter of
coming up with a worksheet or a sequence of repeatable events
that can cause the problem anywhere, any time.

I haven't had ghosting problems for a long time, but I do get have
the red light go out on the (USB) mouse and have to unplug and reattach
it into the USB hub. I know of others that have this problem and
I don't think this one is limited to Excel. Location within the hub may
have some inpact on the frequence.
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Chip Pearson" wrote in message ...
This is a known (but unacknowledged by Microsoft) bug. If you
have a wheel on your mouse, try clicking it a few times. If you
have a USB mouse, disconnect and reconnect it. Otherwise, you're
stuck with Ctrl+Alt+Delete to shut down Excel.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com

"bmwridr" wrote in message
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mouse acts crazy, cells highlight, how do I stop--only in excel