Remove the beta and install the trial version from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com. You are prob. running into a beta bug.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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"Glen" <26theroyal@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1168432652.303090.262600@p59g2000hsd.googlegr oups.com:

> I run AVG and windows defender on XP. I installed office 2007 a while
> ago and had very few problems, until now...
>
> I have tried to open an excel 2000 (may be 2003) file wih loads of
> formatting with excel 2007 beta.
>
> Unfortunately, it just barfs without an error message (excel needs to
> restart...). (I have tried reinstalling office 2007 and run office
> diagnostics)
>
> Any ideas??