WD97: Crash IPF Reading an RTF File Converted from Mac Word 5.1 (185516)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q185516

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Rich Text Format (RTF) file in Microsoft Word 97, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
When you click Details the following message appears:
Winword caused an invalid page fault in module Winword.exe at 0137:<address>.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • The file was created in Microsoft Word 5.1 for the Macintosh.

    -and-
  • The file contains links and tables.

    -and-
  • The file was opened in Microsoft Word 97 and then saved in Rich Text Format (RTF).
If there is a link before a table, and if the first cell of that table contains a link, the document becomes corrupted. This corruption causes the invalid page fault.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbbug KB185516
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