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XL98: Type 1 Error Starting Excel with Period as Hard Drive Name

Article ID: 188083

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q188083

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you may receive the following error:

The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of Type 1 occurred.

You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.

CAUSE

You may receive this error if either of the following are true:

The name of your hard disk drive is a period (.) -or-
The name of your hard disk drive begins with a period (.)

RESOLUTION

To start Microsoft Excel successfully, rename your hard disk drive so that it does not begin with a period (.).

STATUS

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

Additional query words: XL98 crash hang lock

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB188083