Illegal Operation or Application Error Exiting Word (155174)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q155174 SYMPTOMS
When you quit Word 6.0 for Windows NT or Word 7.0 for Windows 95, you may
receive an Application Error or Illegal Operation error message.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the following conditions are true:
- the Normal.dot file contains the SUBJECT field in the header
-and-
- the SUBJECT field contains the Title case switch in the Header
-and-
- prior to exiting Word, you have copied text to the clipboard.
NOTE: This may not be the only cause of this symptom.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
WORKAROUND
Before exiting from Word, do either of the following:
- Open the Normal.dot file and remove the Title Case switch from the
SUBJECT field or remove the SUBJECT field from the Header.
-or-
- Create a new document and paste the information from the clipboard into
the new document.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbfield KB155174 |
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