Microsoft KB Archive/147403

Money: Illegal Operation Printing Report in Module Sid2libw.dll

PSS ID Number: Q147403 Article last modified on 08-17-1998

WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Money 99 Microsoft Money 98 Microsoft Money version 5.0 for Windows 95 == Microsoft Money versions 4.0, 4.0a for Windows 95 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you print a report using the Star Micronix NX-2460c printer or Digital DEC Writer 65 printer, you receive the following error message:

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

When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

Money caused a general protection fault in module Sid2libw.dll at = RESOLUTION =

Install a Windows 95 printer driver. If you are using the Star Micronix NX-2460c printer, install the Star NX-2450 driver included with Windows 95, which prints reports without problems in Microsoft Money. If you are using the Digital DEC Writer 65 printer, use the Citizen GSX240 ESC/P2 driver for Windows 95.

NOTE: Use the ESC/P2 driver for printing reports, but not for printing checks. For information related to printing checks using the ESC/P2 driver, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

ARTICLE-ID: Q136930 TITLE : Money: Epson ESC/P2 Printers Not Printing Checks

For information on how to install a printer in Windows, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q142984 TITLE : How to Install New Hardware in Windows 95

To use the new printer to print your reports, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open Microsoft Money.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Print Setup and then click Report And Chart Setup.
 * 3) Click on the NX-2450 or Citizen GSX240 ESC/P2 from the printer drop down list.
 * 4) Click OK. Your reports will now print correctly.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

= Additional query words: w_money 97 6.0 7.0 monkey =

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbenv kberrmsg kbprint kbdta Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.