GP Fault Occurs When You Insert a File into a Framed Table

ID: Q87436

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, a General Protection (GP) fault error is generated if you do the following:

1. In Word for Windows, create a new file, and type several lines of

   text. Select a portion of the text.

2. From the Insert menu, choose Bookmark. Type a name for the

   bookmark, and choose the OK button.

3. From the File menu, choose Close. When prompted, choose the Yes

   button to save changes to the file.

4. Create another new file. From the Table menu, choose Insert Table,

   and choose the OK button. Position the insertion point in the table.
   From the Table menu, choose Select Table.

5. From the Insert menu, choose Frame.

6. Position the insertion point in the framed table. From the Insert

   menu, choose File. Select the file you saved in step 3. In the Range
   box, type the name of the bookmark you inserted in step 2. Check the
   Link To File check box and choose the OK button.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbtable kbframe Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a GPF win31 2.0a-cd 2.0b word6 winword 6.0 winword2

Keywords          : kbframe kbtable 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998