and if no-one else has any better ideas, get your Office CD handy, delete Excel from Add/Remove programs and re-install it.
Just make sure you haven't stored any workbooks in any of the Excel or Office folders, and when you have re-installed, make sure you check for any Office updates again.
It's easy enough with Office. Microsoft have made adding and removing components relatively pain free.
Good luck
Mark
Excel acts like I have the shift key down when I move to another cell. When I'm working in excel and I select a cell, I can't move to another cell to enter data -- the cursor just shades the cells. I also can't close the program without going to the Task manager and ending it.
This problem occurs irratically. I can be working in a file and have no problems. Then the same file may start having the problem described above. When I try to open another excel file, the same problem occurs. I have not been able to identify a pattern to this problem. I have tried a restart and it doesn't resolve itself. But later, I may be able to work in the file with no problems.
I am running excel using Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 4000.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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