XL2000: Data Appears on Left Side of Preview, or Excel Stops Responding When You Use Print Preview or Maximize Workbook (329600)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

This article was previously published under Q329600

SYMPTOMS

When you view your workbook in print preview and you press the Zoom button, the data may appear to be compressed on the left side of the preview. When you click Close to close the preview, Excel 2000 may generate an application error message, and may stop responding (hang). Excel 2000 may stop responding if you maximize a workbook after you minimize Excel 2000.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Note You must install Microsoft Office Service Pack 3 before you can apply this hotfix.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date	       Time      Version  Size       File name     
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   7-Nov-2002  16:13:38  7017     1,660,496  Excel.msp
   7-Nov-2002  16:48:22  7017     4,315,216  Excel_admin.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date	        Time      Version  Size       File name     
   ----------------------------------------------------
   18-Oct-2002  17:59:50  7017     7,163,949  Excel.exe

				

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, remove the Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server client from your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix KB329600