Error Message: This Object Was Created in MSDraw (829883)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2002
SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Word, when you try to edit an object that is
contained in a Word document, you may receive the following error
message: This object was created in MSDraw. This
application is not available to open this object. Make sure the application
is properly installed and that it has not been deleted, moved, or
renamed. CAUSEThis behavior may occur if Microsoft Draw 98 is not
installed on your computer. Word cannot convert Microsoft Draw 98
objects.WORKAROUNDTo work around this behavior, you must install Microsoft
Office 97 and Draw 98 on your computer, edit the Draw 98 object, and then paste
the object as an MS Office Drawing Object in Word. To do this, follow these
steps:
- Run a minimal setup of Office 97. To do this, follow these
steps:
- Run Setup.exe from your Office 97 installation
disks.
- When the Office 97 Setup starts, click
Continue.
- Type your name and organization information, and then
click OK.
- Click OK to confirm your name and
organization information.
- Click OK to the Product ID.
- Click OK to accept the default
installation folder.
- Click Custom for the type of
installation that you want.
- In the Microsoft Office 97 - Custom
dialog box, click to clear all the check boxes except the check box for
Microsoft Binder, and then click
Continue.
- Click OK when the Office 97 Setup has
completed successfully.
- Install Draw 98. To do this, follow these steps.
Note If you try to install Draw 98 on a computer that does not have
Office 97 installed, you receive the following message:Setup could not find at least one Microsoft Office 97
application installed on your system. Please install at least one Microsoft
Office 97 application before installing this application.- To obtain Draw 98, visit the following Microsoft Web
site:
- Click Download.
- In the File Download dialog box, click
Open.
- Click Yes when you receive the
following message:This program will install Microsoft
Draw 98. Do you want to continue?
- Click Yes to accept the license
agreement.
- In the Microsoft Draw 98 Setup dialog
box, click Continue.
- Click Continue to install the Draw 98
add-on for Office 97.
- Click OK when the Draw 98 Setup has
completed successfully.
- Click OK when you receive the
following message:To start using Draw 98: In Word
choose Picture from the Insert menu, then New Drawing. In Outlook and in many
other applications choose Object from the Insert menu, then "Microsoft Draw 98
Drawing" from the list box. Click the OK button. To uninstall Draw 98, rerun
setup.
- Paste the Draw 98 object as an MS Office Drawing Object. To
do this, follow these steps:
- Start Word and open the document that contains the Draw
98 object.
- Right-click the Draw 98 object, point to
Drawing Object, and then click
Open.
Note Microsoft Draw opens in a separate window. - On the Edit menu, click Select
All.
- On the Edit menu, click
Copy.
- On the File menu, click Exit
& Return to
path\filename.doc
- If you are prompted to save the changes to the Draw 98
Drawing, click No.
- In your Word document, click Paste
Special on the Edit menu.
- In the Paste Special dialog box, click
MS Office Drawing Object, and then click
OK.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/4/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbdownload kberrmsg kbprb KB829883 kbAudEndUser |
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