illegal operation - Excel 97

[Scott Hutchinson]

Hi, all.

We have one PC for which one file will cause Excel to
display an "illegal operation" error and close.

Other PCs can use this file.
This PC can use other Excel files.

We have removed Office-97, scrubbed the registry and re-
installed Office-97 (with re-boots in between).

Still same problem.

I don't see anything particularly interesting about the
file. It is on a network drive (although we tried moving
it to the C: drive and still had the same problem) and has
several Tabs with data.

Any suggestions? Has anyone seen this before?

Unless I find an better fix, our next step is to scrub the
HD and re-install the O/S...

 

[Scott Hutchinson]

Add'l info I neglected to post:

PC O/S is Win-98-SE.

Exact Error Message is:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will
be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

Thanks,

Scott.

 

[JHousel]

I'm having a similar problem. The installation disc for
the Excel 97 shows that is designed for Windows NT and
Windows 95 only. My OS is Microsoft XP, which may be the
problem.

WHat I'm trying to figure out is if I purchase Excel 2000
or later, will the spreadsheet convert nicely and the
problem disappear?

Maybe this is your problem too?

Good luck.
J. Housel