Updated Microsoft Office 2011 and now Excel won't open

[sona13]

hi all. i am in need of some help.

this morning i updated office 2011 - word is working fine but excel is all out of sorts. these are the messages i am getting when i try to open a file. the names of the files are showing up so i don't feel like excel was deleted or anything.....

excel is showing up on the toolbar above but is giving me these messages. what to do???😕😕😕

Thanks to all in advance.

Here is additional info
Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2012-04-17 22:21:55 -0400
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 14.2.0.120402
Crashed Module Name: libobjc.A.dylib
Crashed Module Version: unknown
Crashed Module Offset: 0x00005f87
Blame Module Name: MBURibbon
Blame Module Version: 14.2.0.120402
Blame Module Offset: 0x000191cc
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409
Crashed thread: 0

 

[blueroom]

I don't know about Excel but all those desktop files will slow OSX down.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1156418/speedier_mac.html

 

[dakwar]

Does excel launch successfully if you double-clicking it from within your Applications folder? (i.e. before you try to open any saved excel files)

Also, if you haven't already after updating, try restarting your computer. Wouldn't hurt.

 

[NCPACKFAN]

I have had 2011 since it came out. I have been operating it without problem until this morning. Admittedly, I haven't opened anything in a week or two, but now I am having the exact same problem.

Excel, specifically, will not open. I get the error message as above. Unlike the OP, I have nothing on my desktop, so that isn't the problem.

Thoughts?

Also, the problem exists whether opeing a file directly, or double-clicking in the application itself. Same whether opening from Dock or Apps Folder.

Can't figure it out...

 

[dehory]

Also had Excel problems after updating to 14.2. Constant beach balls for no apparent reason.

Resetting permissions Lion-style seems to have solved the problem.

 

[dianeoforegon]

This is a complicated error with several options to fix.

EXC_BAD_ACCESS Error

http://www.office.mvps.org/error/EXC_BAD_ACCESS.html

Note: The link is still referring to the old location of these files. I've got to get that updated.

Old location
~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2011
New location
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Preferences/Office 2011

 

[GC1004]

Quick Easy Fix

I had the same problem. There is a VERY EASY fix.

Visit Link: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29419

1) Download Service Pack 2 Update 14.2.0

2) Close All Other Applications

3) Run The Update File

4) Restart Computer

5) Relaunch Excel

6) Done.

Hope this helps.

GC1004

 

[Lilyg]

After many tries, I finally found how to link a Word document to a cell in Excell 2011:
1. create a link to your document
2. In Excell, select the cell you want to link to
3. Right click - Hyperlink - Document (select your file)
4. Click on Web page (I don't understand why but it works!)
5. Click on locate
6. Click Ok on message errors (!!)
7. Click Ok

 

[xi-user]

Have similar problem following reload of Office 2011 today

Error message received when trying to open Excel: You can’t open the application “Microsoft Excel.app” because it may be damaged or incomplete. 😡