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PRB: GPF When Opening or Creating a New Project

Article ID: 176410

Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q176410

SYMPTOMS

If you have a project loaded in Visual Basic 5.0 and you try to open an existing project or create a new one, a General Protection Fault (GPF) might occur.

CAUSE

The GPF appears to be caused by faulty Add-Ins.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the issue, do the following:

  1. From the Add-Ins menu, select Add-In manager.
  2. Deselect all Add-ins from the Add-In manager.
  3. On the Add-In Manager dialog box, click OK.
  4. Exit Visual Basic 5.0.
  5. Start Visual Basic 5.0.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: kbprb KB176410


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