XL7: Microsoft Excel Quits When You Use a PivotTable

 Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q171742
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SUMMARY

When you work with a PivotTable in Microsoft Excel, the program quits and no error messages appear.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You use Microsoft Excel under Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 or later.

    -and-

  • You get data for the PivotTable from an external data source.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

Keywords : kbusage xlpivot xlwin
Version : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
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