Comment Re:Excel isn't a DB! It's a FS! (Score 1) 554
To anyone that has Excel '97 - On a new Worksheet, Press F5. Type X97:L97...
To anyone that has Excel - in a Dos window type 'cd c:\progra~1\' then cd into your office directory. type 'del *.*'. Next open the registry edit (regedit). Delete a few random things - the higher up the tree the better. While holding ctrl-alt-del flick the power supply on your machine a few times - once every 2 minutes is good. If after 20 minutes your machine survives, open a browser and go to www.openoffice.org to download your latest office update.
To anyone that has Excel - in a Dos window type 'cd c:\progra~1\' then cd into your office directory. type 'del *.*'. Next open the registry edit (regedit). Delete a few random things - the higher up the tree the better. While holding ctrl-alt-del flick the power supply on your machine a few times - once every 2 minutes is good. If after 20 minutes your machine survives, open a browser and go to www.openoffice.org to download your latest office update.