Microsoft KB Archive/185456

= XL98: QuickTime Movie Clipping Hangs System 7.5.3 =

Article ID: 185456

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q185456



SYMPTOMS
When you use a drag-and-drop operation to move a clipping from the desktop to a Microsoft Excel 98 workbook, you may experience one of the following symptoms:


 * The system may stop responding (hang). -or-


 * You may receive a "Not Enough Memory" error message:



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:


 * You are running Mac OS version 7.5.3. -and-


 * You activate the desktop. -and-


 * You use the drag-and-drop feature to move a QuickTime movie clipping from the desktop to an Excel 98 workbook.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not activate the desktop before you perform the drag-and-drop operation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh.

