I added some updates or downlaods to Excel when I was trying to make some
charts, histograms to be exact. Now when I click on Excel, the backgound
opens, but nothing else happens, I cannot use the program. I went to
Add/Remove Programs, but it does not appear that I can change just that. Can
anyone help me? Thanks so much, M

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)O


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:12:01 -0800, "M123"
wrote:

I added some updates or downlaods to Excel when I was trying to make some
charts, histograms to be exact. Now when I click on Excel, the backgound
opens, but nothing else happens, I cannot use the program. I went to
Add/Remove Programs, but it does not appear that I can change just that. Can
anyone help me? Thanks so much, M

Thank you for your help. Part of the difficulty was that none of the options
will such as "tools" would work. When I click on the X to close the window,
the document appears for a moment then closes. It is very strange. I
actually went to Add/Remove Programs again and located Excel Add-ins and
removed them. Excel is now opening without trouble. Thanks for the advice
and Merry Christmas. M

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)O


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:12:01 -0800, "M123"
wrote:

I added some updates or downlaods to Excel when I was trying to make some
charts, histograms to be exact. Now when I click on Excel, the backgound
opens, but nothing else happens, I cannot use the program. I went to
Add/Remove Programs, but it does not appear that I can change just that. Can
anyone help me? Thanks so much, M