Microsoft KB Archive/129154

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GP Fault/Error Type 11 Linking Word Data to Excel Worksheet

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ID: Q129154

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.3, 4.2c, 4.3c
 * Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, version 4.2
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you link multiple Microsoft Word 6.0 Document objects to your worksheet, the following symptoms may occur:

Windows
When you close the linked document in Microsoft Word, you receive a general protection (GP) fault.

Macintosh
When you close the linked document in Microsoft Word, you receive the following error message:

Sorry, a system error occurred.

"Microsoft Word"

error type 11

CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you activate a link on the Microsoft Excel worksheet if the worksheet contains more than two Microsoft Word 6.0 Document object links (or more than three of these links in Windows). This behavior occurs whether the files are saved or not; however, if the worksheet that contains the links is saved, the behavior only occurs if you choose Yes to re-establish the links when you open the worksheet in Microsoft Excel.

This behavior also occurs if your Microsoft Excel worksheet contains links to multiple Microsoft Word documents. That is, the linked data does not have to be contained in a single document.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Limit the number of linked Microsoft Word 6.0 Document objects on your worksheet to two or fewer (three or fewer in Windows).

Method 2: Link the Microsoft Word data as Text, instead of as a Microsoft Word 6.0 Document object.

Method 3: Embed the Microsoft Word data in your Microsoft Excel worksheet instead of linking the data.