GPF in Excel.exe at 0177:30112657

[Steven Cheng]

We have this spreadsheet that upon opening in Excel 97 SR2
creates this GPF error message. I have searched the
Knowledge Base, but I don't seem to see something related
to this.

There isn't any problem opening the file in Excel XP.
Could there be some type of conversion issue involved.

Can someone please help me.

 

[Jan Karel Pieterse]

Hi Steven,

We have this spreadsheet that upon opening in Excel 97 SR2
creates this GPF error message. I have searched the
Knowledge Base, but I don't seem to see something related
to this.

There isn't any problem opening the file in Excel XP.

Try (from Excel XP) to:

- open the file
- save-as, filetype webpage
- close Excel XP
- open Excel XP
- load the webpage
- save-as normal Excel file

Now try if XL97 likes the file again.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
www.jkp-ads.com

 

[Steven Cheng]

Thanks it worked. But why would this happen?

-----Original Message-----
Hi Steven,


Try (from Excel XP) to:

- open the file
- save-as, filetype webpage
- close Excel XP
- open Excel XP
- load the webpage
- save-as normal Excel file

Now try if XL97 likes the file again.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
www.jkp-ads.com

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[Jan Karel Pieterse]

Hi Steven,

Thanks it worked. But why would this happen?

Obviously because the file contained some sort of corruption Excel 97
did not like and Excel XP was able to bypass. I would advise to backup
this file regularly or maybe even consider a rebuild.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
www.jkp-ads.com