<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-07-31</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0000201513</issuerCik><issuerName>COMSHARE INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>CSRE</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0000924060</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>CRANDALL RICHARD L</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1></rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>ASPEN</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>81612</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-07-31</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>U</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>78251</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>4.60</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>0</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/Peggy Slade</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-04</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

