XL97: Error Quitting WordPad Document That Contains Worksheet

ID: Q172544

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you quit Microsoft WordPad, you may receive the following error message:

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
   If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to either of the following:

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   0137:30129e22.

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at
   0137:bff9a5d0.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

In WordPad, you insert a Microsoft Excel Worksheet object that is displayed as an object into a document.
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You switch to the worksheet object by double-clicking it.
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Without closing Microsoft Excel 97, you switch back to WordPad and quit the program without saving changes to the file.
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You are running Microsoft Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, click "Close & Return to Document" on the File menu in Microsoft Excel 97 before you quit WordPad.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL97 ipf 0137:3012a5e9

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbinterop xlgpf 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 6, 1998