Thanks Linda that is a bit beyond my capability to do so will take that message with me to the Tech guys at the computer company. I would hate to muck it up so I'll pass it to an expert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:13 AM Subject: [mso] Re: Excel Problem > Carolyn. I looked around the Microsoft News forums and finally found > someone having the same problem as you. Both his chart wizard and office > assistant weren't working. No one on the forums was able to help him, but > his last reply was this: > ________________ > > "Well, I solved it the stupid way. I checked the list of files in the > installation file (Setup folder), renamed them all, and re-installed > Excel. > Re-install on the current version seemed to copy the files at the same > place. By tricking the install, I forced to copy new files. (I believe > I've > > got a cluster pb on my WinNT NTFS disk.) > > At least it is now working ;-) > _____________________________ > > You can see the full thread here: > http://tinyurl.com/8e72w > > So, it looks like a complete uninstall/reinstall fixed it for him...but, > as > you can see, he had to rename all his install files so the install would > work, which might not be something you are comfortable or able to do, but > at > least you can show this to the tech > > Good luck > > Linda F. Johnson > Linda's Computer Stop > http://personal-computer-tutor.com > All outgoing mail checked by Norton AV. If you received a "bug" that > looked > like it came from me, it did NOT! > > -----Original Message----- > From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Carolyn Peat > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 2:54 PM > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Excel Problem > > I have tried the detect and repair option off the help menu and sadly the > problem still exists. It looks like I might have to take it and get a Tech > to have a look for me. > Thanks for al the help. > Carolyn > > > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) > in the subject line. > > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also > allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send > a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an > invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, > you can go here to upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: > 17/02/2006 > > ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************