XL5: Error "Not enough Memory" When Saving File

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to save a file in Microsoft Excel 5.0, you may receive the following error message:

Not enough memory

CAUSE

This error message may be caused by the order in which the MS-DOS program SHARE.EXE is being loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. In this situation, SHARE.EXE should be placed as the first line of the file.

MORE INFORMATION

To edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file from within Microsoft Windows, follow these steps:

1. In Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.



2. In the Command Line box, type "sysedit" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
   
   When the System Configuration Editor program appears, the file AUTOEXEC.BAT should be in the topmost window.



3. Locate the line loading SHARE.EXE and cut it by choosing Cut from the Edit menu. Insert a new blank line above the first line of the file and choose Paste from the Edit menu.
   
   -or-
   
   Retype the SHARE.EXE command as the first line of AUTOEXEC.BAT.



4. Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file by choosing Save from the File menu. Then, choose Exit from the File menu.

Additional query words: memory alert error

Keywords          : kbprb 
Version           : 5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : 

Last Reviewed: April 21, 1999