XL97: Ejecting Removable Media Causes Excel Page Fault

Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
Article ID: Q165205

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows ---------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS

When you eject the disk for removable media while a file from Microsoft Excel 97 is open; you may receive the following error message:

     Excel caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
     0137:3010E242

Note: The file does not have to be opened from the disk ejected.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, close the file in Microsoft Excel before ejecting the disk from the removable media.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, Service Release 1.

Additional query words: 97 application error removable media ACTT zip
drive ide solid state pc card cards cdrom cd-rom
Keywords : xlloadsave kbhw
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
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