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Q164338: WD97: Invalid Page Fault Printing Current Page

Article: Q164338
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbusage word97
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print the current page of your document, you may receive the following
error message:

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

  If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

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

  WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module WINWORD.EXE at
  0137:<address>.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

- You are printing the document from page layout view.

  -and-

- Paragraph marks are visible in the document. (To show paragraph marks, click
  the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar).



NOTE: This problem occurs mainly with converted Word 7.0 or Word 2.x documents.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR- 1).


To work around this problem, use the appropriate method for your situation.

Method 1: Turn Off Non-Printing Characters
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1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the View tab.

3. Under Non-printing characters, click to clear all of the check boxes, and
  then click OK.

Try printing the current page again.

Method 2: Switch to Another View Before Printing
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Change the view of the document before printing the current page. To do this,
click Normal on the View menu.

Try printing the current page again.

Method 3: Do Not Print the Current Page
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Try printing the entire document, or print just a range of pages.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1


Additional query words: SR1 release1 8.0 8.00 hplj lj ipf dr. Watson drwatson dr

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Keywords          : kbprint kbusage word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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