I have to use MS Excel in my work. Actually, it has always been an application that I thought does a lot of cool things... but boy, it crashes a lot on my desktop machine. I upgraded to the latest version, finally got used to the weird ribbon menus (still can't find things sometimes)... but it still crashes often. The latest version comes with some sort of diagnostic tool that checks all sorts of things. It didn't find anything wrong with my system, then prompted me to get the latest suggestions online. From a web page at MS, I received the following instructions.
Update Diagnostic — Unable to access a required file The Update Diagnostic was unable to run because it requires a file that you have chosen not to download. To give Microsoft Office permission to download this file, do one of the following in one of these 2007 Office release programs: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, or Word 1. Click the *Microsoft Office Button*[image: Button image], and then click *Access Options*, *Excel Options*, *PowerPoint Options*, or *Word Options*. 2. Click *Trust Center*, click *Advanced Trust Center Settings*, and then click *Privacy Options*. 3. Select the *Download a file periodically that helps determine system problems* check box. 4. Wait about a week to allow the file to be downloaded, and then run Microsoft Office Diagnostics again. Uh, that's one big honkin' download, apparently. I knew those service packs were getting big... but a week! Okay, I understand what's really going on here... but couldn't they have said it a bit more clearly?! Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
