XL97: Invalid Page Fault After Pasting Control

ID: Q169024

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You may receive one of the following error messages after you paste a control that you copied from a worksheet that has since been deleted:

   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 the following:

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   0137:300aa293.

   -or-

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   0137:300fb635.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you copy a control that has been placed on a worksheet, delete the worksheet, and then paste the control onto another worksheet. The error may occur at the moment you paste the control, or when you close the file.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This error can occur after pasting any of the controls that you create using the Forms toolbar.

REFERENCES

For more information about adding controls to a worksheet, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   controls

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add buttons, check boxes, or other controls to a worksheet" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 ipf crash

Keywords          : kbui xlui xldraw xlgpf 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998