XL97: Page Fault Closing Linked Workbook Without Saving Changes

 Last reviewed: January 7, 1998
Article ID: Q171335
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you insert a linked Microsoft Excel worksheet object and attempt to close the workbook without saving changes, 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 may receive an error message similar to the following: 

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   0137:30125a30.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172475
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

REFERENCES

For more information about inserting objects, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text 

   inserting, embedded objects
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Insert a linked object or embedded object from an existing file" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 ipf gpf sr1
Keywords : xlformula xlgpf kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: January 7, 1998
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