re: Question about 'Windows says it's ''Dangerously Low on System Resources'''
Monday, February 7, 2005 at 9:44 am
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Posted by aengellenner
(14 messages posted)
The computer I was using was 98SE and using Office 2000. Renaming excel.exe to excel.old
worked. After reopening excel, there were no problems at all. HTank you very much.
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On Friday, May 16, 2003 at 4:25 pm, Jimbo wrote:
>
>FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH EXCEL, TRY THIS:-
>XL2000: "The System Is Dangerously Low on Resources" Error Message When You Start
>Excel
>The information in this article applies to:
>Microsoft Excel 2000
>
>SYMPTOMS
>When you start Excel 2000, the program abruptly quits and you receive the following
>error message:
>
>The system is dangerously low on resources.
>CAUSE
>This issue may occur if the Excel toolbar file (Excel.xlb) is damaged. The Excel
>toolbar file stores information about menu changes and about any custom menus that
>you may have created.
>RESOLUTION
>To determine whether the Excel.xlb file is at fault, first start Excel 2000 in Safe
>mode. Safe mode bypasses the Excel toolbar file, any startup or shutdown macros
that
>you may have configured, and any files in the XLStart folder. To do this, follow
>these steps:
>Click Start, and then click Run.
>Click Browse, and then navigate to Excel.exe in the following location:
>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office
>
>In the Open box, add a /s switch to the end of the file path, as follows:
>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /s
>
>Click OK.
>If you still receive the error message, the problem does not reside in the Excel.xlb
>file. The error may reside in the Microsoft Windows operating system, in which case
>you will want to contact Microsoft Windows Product Support for help. For a complete
>list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support
>costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
>
>If you do not still receive the error message, the Excel toolbar file may be damaged.
>Use Windows Explorer to locate the Excel toolbar file, located in the C:\Windows\Application
>Data\Microsoft\Excel folder and named:
>Excel.xlb, if your computer is not connected to a network or is not set up with
a
>logon prompt.
>-or-
>
>Username.xlb, where Username is your user logon name.
>Right-click the Excel toolbar file, and then click Rename.
>Change the file-name extension to .old. For example, if the file was named "Excel.xlb,"
>change it to "Excel.old."
>Quit Windows Explorer.
>Start Excel 2000.
>The program now starts and you can re-create your customized toolbar settings.
>Last Reviewed: 1/2/2003
>Keywords: kbprb kberrmsg KB812133
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