XL2000: Invalid Page Fault Changing PivotTable Data Source (248225)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

This article was previously published under Q248225

SYMPTOMS

When you use the PivotTable Wizard to change the location of the source data for your PivotTable, Microsoft Excel stops responding and you receive an error message similar to the following:
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 receive an error message similar to the following:
Excel caused an invalid page fault in module Excel.exe at 015f:30527f79.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
  • Your PivotTable is based on data stored in a Microsoft Excel worksheet.

    -and-

  • The new data source that you specified in the PivotTable Wizard contains more columns than the previous data source.

    -and-

  • The new data source contains a large number or rows and columns.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB248225