WD97: Invalid Page Fault When You Click ActiveX Control in Document Protected for Comments (240852)

SYMPTOMS

When you double-click an ActiveX control--for example, a text box control--in a Word document that is protected for comments, you receive an error message similar to the following:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module VBA332.DLL at 0137:6523e408

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word 97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about activeX controls, click the Office Assistant, type activex controls, click Search, and then click to view "Insert form fields or activeX controls in a form."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component