Excel XP locks up when I highlight a range, suggestions?

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I am more and more often having Excel XP crash when I highlight a range, for
instance, when I want to bold a set of data, etc. The application locks up
and the mouse won't release...the highlighted area keeps moving around even
though I've released the mouse button. There is also a little document icon
that appears if I move the mouse outside of the spreadsheet are (onto the
menu bar for instance). I've done all the updates for Office and Windows and
also checked the MS help site. I usually can remedy the problem by rebooting
but sometimes this won't work. This happens on multiple files...and yet the
files will work fine after a reboot or the next day for instance. Any
suggestions?
 
Hi Frustrated,
The application locks up
and the mouse won't release...the highlighted area keeps moving around even
though I've released the mouse button.
Click to expand...

This may be related to a mouse driver incompatibility, especially wheel mouses
sometimes show this. Try a different (newer or older) mouse driver.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
www.jkp-ads.com
 
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