Maybe this is it:

XL97: Page Fault or Violation When You Click Options on the Tools Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;108032

sounds like it describes your Tools|Options problem (it says it was corrected in
xl97 SR2).


Chuck wrote:

When I open Excel 97 click on tools - Options it closes Excel. Is
there a fix for this. I already tried deinstalling and reinstalling
office 97 and I still get the same results.

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Dave Peterson