Article ID: 192869 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 2.5

OFF: PageSetup Object Causes Memory Leak and Hangs System

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SYMPTOMS

A procedure is written in Excel Visual Basic to set PageSetup properties of a Worksheet object. If this code is run hundreds of times, the system becomes unstable, and there is not enough memory to start other applications. In Excel, you may receive the following error messages:
An error has occurred in your program. To keep working anyway, click Ignore and save your work in a new file. To quit this program, click Close. You will lose information you entered since your last save.
Excel caused a General Protection Fault in module GDI.EXE.
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CAUSE

This problem is caused by a memory leak when using the PageSetup object when a printer is installed on the system.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur on Windows NT. The problem only occurs on Windows 95 and Windows 98.

For additional information about this hotfix, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
229670  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229670/EN-US/ ) Calling EnumObjects() Leaks a Selector
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 95a, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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