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Joerg wrote:
> Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 07:38:48 -0700, Joerg
>> <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I have Excel. "An unknown error occurred", the usual meaningful MS 
>>> error message :-(

There are plenty of those. I think they learnt the style from IBM.

Even worse when it just dies or stops responding spontaneously. At least 
these days it doesn't usually take the OS with it although I suspect 
XL2007 took down Vista on my portable last week.

First time I have seen Vista completely dead in the water. Stopped 
responding to the keyboard and then shortly after I tried to close 
XL2007 the mouse pointer stopped with the pointer still on the close X.

Being a portable I had to wait for the battery to die. No reset button :(
>>
>> If you can get any of the MS Office Suite applications up and running,
>> go unto:
>>   Tools -> Detect and Repair
>> You'll need the original Office or Excel CD.  That usually does the
>> trick.  Otherwiser, run the original setup, and tell it to repair
>> Office.  If that doesn't work, tell it to reinstall the existing
>> applications.  If that doesn't work, give up and install Open Office.
>>
> 
> Well, it reads all other files just fine.

Chances are something is wrong with the file. You could try the XL 
viewer (free download from MS) it is somewhat more error tolerant than 
the main application (or a clone that will open XL workbooks). If it 
opens copy and paste the stuff it can decode into a new worksheet.

Regards,
Martin Brown
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