Microsoft Excel Quits When You Use a PivotTable (171742)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
This article was previously published under Q171742

SUMMARY

When you work with a PivotTable in Microsoft Excel, the program quits and no error messages appear.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You use Microsoft Excel under Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 or later. -and-

  • You get data for the PivotTable from an external data source.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
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