<?php
$limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
query_posts('showposts=' . $limit . '&paged=' . $paged .'&cat=-5');
$wp_query->is_archive = true; $wp_query->is_home = false; 
?>

	<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

      <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>