Excel is crashing trying to add data to a graph

[Steph99]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I have a brand new Mac book and I have installed Microsoft office 2008. I have been using it for the first time to write a report in word and in excel to make graphs. When i add a graph, move it to a sheet and then right click and say add data excel crashes and gives the following error- this is seriously annoying and is causing me great problems please can you help me.
thanks- very stressed

Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0

Error Signature:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Date/Time: 2008-08-29 22:02:55 -0230
Application Name: Microsoft Excel
Application Bundle ID: com.microsoft.Excel
Application Signature: XCEL
Application Version: 12.1.2.080729
Crashed Module Name: Microsoft Excel
Crashed Module Version: 12.1.2.080729
Crashed Module Offset: 0x001787fc
Blame Module Name: Microsoft Excel
Blame Module Version: 12.1.2.080729
Blame Module Offset: 0x001787fc
Application LCID: 1033
Extra app info: Reg=en Loc=0x0409

Thread 0 crashed:

# 1 0x001797fc in __mh_execute_header + 0x001787FC (Microsoft Excel + 0x001787fc)
# 2 0x0017c7f7 in __mh_execute_header + 0x0017B7F7 (Microsoft Excel + 0x0017b7f7)
# 3 0x00612224 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00611224 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00611224)
# 4 0x006122c9 in __mh_execute_header + 0x006112C9 (Microsoft Excel + 0x006112c9)
# 5 0x006123f0 in __mh_execute_header + 0x006113F0 (Microsoft Excel + 0x006113f0)
# 6 0x01a6e24f in _MsoFCreateToolbarSet + 0x00000D5F (MicrosoftOffice + 0x0033d24f)
# 7 0x01a6e55a in _MsoFCreateToolbarSet + 0x0000106A (MicrosoftOffice + 0x0033d55a)
# 8 0x014e984f in _McpFCreateControl + 0x00000829 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0008a84f)
# 9 0x014eaa07 in _McpFCreateControl + 0x000019E1 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0008ba07)
# 10 0x014e96ff in _McpFCreateControl + 0x000006D9 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x0008a6ff)
# 11 0x0152f647 in _McpCreateControlContainer + 0x00003F25 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x000d0647)
# 12 0x015a8e6c in _McpGetTBWindow + 0x00000664 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x00149e6c)
# 13 0x015c2f9c in _McpCursorSet + 0x000038BA (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x00163f9c)
# 14 0x015c30ab in _McpCursorSet + 0x000039C9 (MicrosoftComponentPlugin + 0x001640ab)
# 15 0x01a68e17 in _MsoFCreateControl + 0x0000DFAD (MicrosoftOffice + 0x00337e17)
# 16 0x0060589e in __mh_execute_header + 0x0060489E (Microsoft Excel + 0x0060489e)
# 17 0x000568bf in __mh_execute_header + 0x000558BF (Microsoft Excel + 0x000558bf)
# 18 0x000fdefa in __mh_execute_header + 0x000FCEFA (Microsoft Excel + 0x000fcefa)
# 19 0x002806bc in __mh_execute_header + 0x0027F6BC (Microsoft Excel + 0x0027f6bc)
# 20 0x000519a9 in __mh_execute_header + 0x000509A9 (Microsoft Excel + 0x000509a9)
# 21 0x0030a5af in __mh_execute_header + 0x003095AF (Microsoft Excel + 0x003095af)
# 22 0x000fdcf3 in __mh_execute_header + 0x000FCCF3 (Microsoft Excel + 0x000fccf3)
# 23 0x00604f48 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00603F48 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00603f48)
# 24 0x00c43263 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00C42263 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00c42263)
# 25 0x00c432aa in __mh_execute_header + 0x00C422AA (Microsoft Excel + 0x00c422aa)
# 26 0x01b019e7 in _SetSubDlgExtraSize + 0x00000C39 (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003d09e7)
# 27 0x01aeb708 in _SetFdlgOfHdlgCur + 0x000005BA (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003ba708)
# 28 0x01afdcb7 in _SetTmcTxs + 0x00003DF9 (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003cccb7)
# 29 0x01afa629 in _SetTmcTxs + 0x0000076B (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003c9629)
# 30 0x01af2d7f in _FIsOfficeDlg + 0x000006A3 (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003c1d7f)
# 31 0x01af12d7 in _HcabFromDlg + 0x00000807 (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003c02d7)
# 32 0x01af25b1 in _TmcDoDlgDli + 0x000000C5 (MicrosoftOffice + 0x003c15b1)
# 33 0x00604ab2 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00603AB2 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00603ab2)
# 34 0x006567e1 in __mh_execute_header + 0x006557E1 (Microsoft Excel + 0x006557e1)
# 35 0x00c43239 in __mh_execute_header + 0x00C42239 (Microsoft Excel + 0x00c42239)
# 36 0x00c432aa in __mh_execute_hea

 

[Joslyn]

Did you ever find an answer to this? I have the same problem!!

 

[ScottK]

Has anyone found the answer to this? I crash in excel and word whenever I
right click...

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Has anyone found the answer to this? I crash in excel and word whenever I
right click...

Your problem statement doesn't fit the subject line ... and the message
you attached this to said nothing about Word crashes.

Crashing on two different apps is likely an entirely different problem
than the OP's...

What have you tried?

Have you installed the latest updater?

Have you, with all Office apps closed, trashed the Excel, Word, and
Office preference files?

Have you trashed your Normal template? Are you using an XL Workbook
template?

 

[ScottK]

I had tried all the things you suggesetd and then I figured out that it was
the online back up system I was using: Carbonite that was causing both
programs to crash when you right click. Once I uninstalled Carbonite,
everything works fine. Carbonite has since reported that they have fixed the
problem.

 

[exceluserforeman]

I am only guessing as I do not use Mac: I have turned off Error-Reporting and
no longer get those messages.