Everytime I open Word 97 I get gdi.exe has caused a general protection fault at....

Anyone else have this one? Help please

Oh yeah!!!

http://support.microsoft.com/support/tshoot/newoff97.asp

Yeah happens to me to, but not only in Office but also in IE (when trying to print) and more. I got it to work by removing my screensaver and some icons on the desktop. Believe it had something to do with RAMmemory, but don´t know. (The problem came back after a few months). Need more help!

The problem might be associated with your video card. I was having that problem and resolved it by replacing a 2M edo video card with a 4M edo video card. No more problem.

help

Looking for help on the subject I ended up here. The problem just strated today. If I click file open in Word 97, I get a GPF on gdi.exe. Now I also get error messages when trying to print, but other than the annoyng message, it still prints ok.

ms office 97. I get the error when I try to create a merge file. I have no solution. It starte 5/16/99. If there's an answer please e-mail me.

I get a gdi.exe error when trying to run netmeeting, and I can't seem to work out what is wrong with it.......I also require help

I'm having the same problem but only in EI 5.0, everytime I try to scroll through a page??? I have to shut down and reboot because of GDI.exe.
Frustration sets in!!! Help.

Looking through all the responses, Microsoft sucks!!! It seems to be more of a hardware issue that software. I am running 98. TechNet said Second Edition fixed it, wrong. They also gave a patch for "first edition" still not working. I have 40 pc that have the same config on all of them, then one day one box gets the error in all programs trying to print. I beleive it to be a RAM chip or video card issue. I have rebuilt the box (software) from ground up. Using different CD, re-downloading hotfixes and service packs. Still same thing. So it has to be hardware vs memory issue.

Go to
C:\windows\system
right-click gdi.exe and select Properties.
If the version number is 4.10.98, 4.10.098, 4.10.1998, try to upgrade to 4.10.2222 or 4.10.2222a. It sound like the upgrade to Windows SE did not work corectly. 4.10.2222 is the version that comes with Win98SE. IF this fixes your problem please e-mail me, callen1@rochester.rr.com

my prob is the same,,,cant print, get into word, but no prob with accel, cant print cover page to a fax,,,,,get general protection fault to module gdi.exe,,,mystery goes on,,seems to work one day, then not the next

I got an e-mail message that stated the following (refer to Response Number 10)
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On December 29, 1999 you suggested a fix for
the General Protection Fault in GDI.EXE, at:
www.computing.net/window95/wwwboard/forum/5104.html.
The fix worked. I was having problems
printing a web page with my Internet
Explorer and a couple of others in our
office were having problems printing email
off their Outlook Express 2000. Your
suggestion helped a lot.
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Check out this microsoft support

page.http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q229/6/70.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=ALLKB&FR=0

It acknowledges this problem. They have a new release of gdi.exe & gdi.dll. But you have to contact them to get it.

I was also getting this error message when opening Word 97. I was able to fix it by changing the print driver to an adobe ps driver.

I am have a problem with waol caused a g3eneral fault protection fault in moduls GDI.exe. at 0002.0000003f. cannot get into aol this message comes up help????

This is a most likely a FONT issue.
extract vga850,vgasys,vgaoem from the Win98 CDROM and overwrite the existing files.

help!
it crashes when I try to run a game =[
any updates? email me god-@priest.com if you know where to get a update from

Help. I can't load windows 98 due to a gdi.exe error. It is located in the c:\windows\system directory but it says it can't find it when my computer trys to boot up. When it receives that error my computer crashes. I can't even get into windows thru safe mode. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have the same problem as Cathy (response 18). Win98 won´t start at all due to GDI.EXE error. Safe mode is not an option, the system crashes. Only DOS-mode can ben run.

Before this problem occurred I noticed that in bootlog.txt the system indicated that there were problems loading TTF´s (fonts). Just like Bean (response 16) mentioned.
So my guess is also that it is a font issue, maybe in combination with videoram. Before the crashes the system indicated a EMM/16M-error.
I´m going to try a few of the options mentioned above, hoping to fix the problem.
This Sucks !!

When I try to open an organization chart in PowerPoint 2000 I get a the error Orgchart has caused a general protection fault in module GDI.exe. Anyone know of a solution.

My computer shows this message everytime I go off line from internet. I just downloaded
windowsme lately I think it might be a problem there. Help.

I have the same problem when trying to print from Quickbooks It only started after loading 98 Email me if you have a cure

Bad news! I have installed ME (after a complete "nuke" of my system and installing Windows 98 SE first). If anything the problem is worse under ME than it ever was under SE. Anyone with any suggestions? (we should all band together and put a moratorium on all Microsoft products - this is getting to be beyond a joke)

I also have the same error in IEXPLORER
Please help me !!!!!!!

Same problems as noted in most of the other responses, particularly #24. Is there no solution to this madness?

Almost same sh_t,except whenever I come out of playing a game the computer locks up in DAY GLOW GREEN and cannot due anything.And the famous wording below reads[General Protection Fault-GDI.EXE.Im running Windows 98 sec.edition.What the sam hell is going on microsoft?

I get this GDI.exe illegal op error in Powerpoint (97) when trynig to insert a Org chart. Freshly reimaged Laptop. Any suggestions please email me. lsalvitti@spotless.com.au

When I tried to open EXCEL program under MSoffice 2000 (windows 98), I have failed to open it. The error is MSoffice caused in a general protection fault in module GDI.exe at 0001:0000ge5a. Even afterI reinstalled whole program, the same error has occurred. Other message is alos "The system is dangerously low in resources." Please help.

Yesterday I started receiving the infamous blue screens of death with a gpf relating to gdi.exe. Nothing new has been downloaded or upgraded etc. Does anyone have a definitive fix for this? I have windows 98 SE for mu sins!

We have the same problem with a program we run it is called chartlogic. I have several boxes that give the famous GPF window when we try to print from Adobe... And it is getting really annoying...Have rebuilt and reinstalled and still no fix...I HATE MICROSOFT ...If anyone has a solution Please e-mail me.

The message I got said IE (ver 5.5) produced the gpf in gdi.exe. I suspect the problem has something to do with a system cap of 2Mb of video memory (running 800x600 in high color mode). Previously, to prevent the screen from hanging and crashing the system regularly, I had to reduce hardware acceleration for graphics (on Display menu in Control Panel) down to 1/3. I may need to add a video controller card with 4Mb memory or more. Anyone know if there are video cards for ISA slots?

Almost a year and still no solution. I get the error on two different computers when running Word or trying to print from MSPaint. I have the current version of GDI.exe, so that leaves the font suggestion. Any other thoughts?

When We try to print from certain PC's in the office we get the general protection fault gdi..exe error. In software programs such as street finder, address finder, etc. Please any response could help
Thank you

I have had multiple "Blue Death Screens" with this GDI.EXE error message. I have it happen mostly when printing online. I have an HP820Cxi printer. I saw another GDI.exe error page mentioning [problems with HP 500 & 600 series printers, ADN yet another page refering top Adobe related issues (which I also run). I am running Win 98, and I am *&%#ing disgusted. ANYONE, Bueller? Bueller, Bueller?