Microsoft KB Archive/117848

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XL5: GP Fault Inserting or Formatting Picture on a Chart

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you insert a picture on a chart, and you format the chart series displayed with the picture, you receive a general protection (GP) fault if you are using the Microsoft Windows 8514/a video driver.

CAUSE
This problem occurs when you insert a .PCX or .BMP graphic image on your chart. The GP fault occurs while the graphic image is redrawn on the chart.

WORKAROUND
To avoid receiving a GP fault when you insert a picture on a chart or format a series on a chart that is represented by a picture, do either of the following:


 * Use the Microsoft Windows VGA video driver (VGA.DRV) instead of the 8514/a video driver.
 * Insert a .WMF format graphic file in your chart instead of a .BMP file or a .PCX format graphic file.

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 for Windows 95, version 7.0