Why do I keep getting "not enough memory to run Excel" messages?

Anonymous
2013-05-11T18:45:24+00:00

I have a new very powerful computer. Intel Core i7 with an 8mb L3 cache, a 256gb SSD OS drive of which there is 205gb free, two 1TB mechanical hard drives set up in RAID 1, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX graphics card, and 16gb of 1666mhz ram. It was purchased as a mobile workstation for Pete's sake! With NO other programs open, if I open my email, (Outlook 2013 btw), start a new email, and try to attach a tiny Excel file, (I'm talkin 40kb tiny!) I get an error message that there isn't enough memory to run Excel! I'm not even trying to run Excel! Just attach a small Excel file to an email! What gives? When I look at my resource monitor, there's usually at least 11 or 12 gigs of memory still free. This computer should be able to do literally ANYTHING I want, and multiple programs at once! After the error pops up, I can close it, and then attach the Excel file. Then everything goes ok. Then, sometimes after I've already completely CLOSED Outlook, and I start doing something else entirely, the "not enough memory to run Microsoft Excel. Please close other applications and try again" message pops up on my screen! This is ludicrous! I'm having issues with other Office 2013 apps as well, but this one? Give me a break!

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T09:02:06+00:00

    I am running Windows 7 on a 64 bit Samsung computer with 8G and office 2013. I am probably not as tech savvy as some of the commenters - but I have run "repair" and done what I can to fix the problem. I have also not tried some of the things that others have that haven't worked.

     

    I am getting exactly the same message when I try to attach that there is not enough memory (even though almost nothing else is running); and, if I ignore the message and attach the file, it works fine. I get other weird messages in Word that "something has gone wrong", but those too seem to be a false warning.

     

    What I have found in general with Office 2013 is that there are tons of flaws and issues. I started with 365 and got rid of that because it was so unstable. Overall, disappointed with the current version.

     

    If you can give me help to get rid of this latest problem (and by the way it seemed to just start out of the blue about 2 weeks ago), it would be much appreciated.

    Three things to try:

    If the computer is connected to internet through router then by pass the router, hard wire the internet cable connection.

    Do not use any proxy settings.

    If you have a different connection (ISP) then try with this connection.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T14:05:59+00:00

    Thank you for the suggestions. I would prefer to have a software that works on my terms rather than having to modify my system in order to get it to function as it should.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T15:45:25+00:00

    Since I started this particular thread, and I've had, then fixed, then had, this issue multiple times, the thing that usually works for me, is disabling com add-ins, particularly one called "send to Bluetooth". I've disabled all of them without adversely affecting my workflow, but ymmv. The "Send to Bluetooth" add in has caused numerous problems on my computer, both with Outlook, and more recently with Word. The program was constantly crashing, and forcing a shutdown. Extremely annoying. I found that the "Send to Bluetooth" add in was active in Word as well as outlook. Simply disabling some add-ins results in a better behaving program.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T15:50:34+00:00

    Hello

    You can unistalle your excel and reinstalle againe

    If Office repeat this message againe your system is crashed!

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T16:34:44+00:00

    Hello

    You can unistalle your excel and reinstalle againe

    If Office repeat this message againe your system is crashed!

    Sorry, I totally disagree with you here.

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