Excel won't run after latest update!

[bekwkw]

Hello,
I installed the latest Office 2004 for Mac update 11.3.2 (the
legitimate update, not the early release).

Now Microsoft Excel won't run, here's what happens:

1. It goes to the splash screen right away (normal behavior).

2. It takes about 15 seconds to show the Project Gallery (slightly
slow).

3. Then after I choose "Excel Workbook" and hit Ok, it just hangs.
When I Force-Quit, Excel is (Not Responding).

I've done some reading here and haven't found anyone with the same
problem as this. I've already tried trashing my preferences as
suggested elsewhere, with no success.

Does anyone have any thoughts? I could really use some help, and
greatly appreciate your time!

Thanks,
WKW

 

[Wkw]

Hi Bob!
Yes I did. I also tried zapping my PRAM, and trashing my prefs.

Here's the fix:
I just noticed that when I save a Word doc, a message appears at the
bottom of the document windows saying "Word is connecting to the
printer..."

So I believe I've figured out what's wrong:

Early last week I added a new printer using Printer Setup Utilty. It
had some God-awful name like ODBP @ zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz. Don't ask me,
it's just an office printer I accessed through the wireless network
here. Problem is, there are two separate wireless networks in the
office, and that goofy ODBP printer was on the one I'm not normally
connected to.

So whenever I went to save or print, I got this tremendous lag as Word
(and Excel) tried to find that frakkin' printer.

Ok, problem solved. Both Word and Excel are back to full opertaing
speed! Beware of adding a new default printer from a different
network.

Peace,
WKW