XL97: Illegal Operation Saving Workbook (159669)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q159669 SYMPTOMS
When you save a Microsoft Excel 97 workbook, 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, a message similar to the following appears:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
0137:3010c858.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when all of the following conditions are true:
- You protect a worksheet in a workbook.
-and-
- You attempt to insert an object into the protected worksheet.
NOTE: A warning message appears, and you cannot insert the object into
the protected worksheet.
-and-
- You then save the workbook.
RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, do not insert an object into a
protected worksheet. If you must insert an object into a protected
worksheet, unprotect the worksheet, insert the object, and then reprotect
the worksheet.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about protecting worksheets, click the Index tab in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Control access to
workbooks and worksheets" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg kbualink97 KB159669 |
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