Archive of Mr Excel Message Board
Back to Errors in Excel archive index
Back to archive home
Fatal Error
Posted by John H on March 15, 2001 3:11 PM
I keep getting apparently random fatal error messages that crash Excel 97. Dr. Watson tells me its an access violation. Most of the time, its a simple formating move that triggers it. MIS shrugs and tells me to save my files more often. Has anyone else had this problem (with excel, not MIS...)?
Re: Fatal Error
Posted by Dave Hawley on March 16, 2001 2:39 AM
Hi John
This is typical of MIS! Are you working on a network ? If so, is it NT ?
You may find that it is due to your PC having an outdated video card or printer driver. Ask the ever helpful MIS if they can uninstall the printer for a short time and see if it still happens. If it does, then ask if they can set your PC up as a stand alone system.
If all the above fail, then see your boss and tell him/her that due to your PC problems he/her is in effect paying you 3 times your hourly rate due to loss of unsaved work.
DaveOzGrid Business Applications
This archive is from the original message board at www.MrExcel.com.
All contents © 1998-2004 MrExcel.com.
Visit our
online store to buy searchable CD's with thousands of VBA and Excel answers.
Microsoft Excel is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.
MrExcel is a registered trademark of Tickling Keys, Inc.