Article ID: 182245
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q182245
SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a new template based on a custom template (click New
on the File menu, select your custom template, click Template under Create
New, and then click OK), Microsoft Word may stop responding, or you may
receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When you click Details, you receive the following error message:
WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module WINWORD.EXE at 014f:300b68e0
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you add a custom menu to a default toolbar in a
custom template, and then try to create a new template based on that
template.
WORKAROUND
Instead of adding your custom menu to a default toolbar in your template,
add your custom menu to a custom toolbar.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163547 WD97: How to Create Custom Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons
169870 WD: Customizing and Sharing Toolbars In Microsoft Word
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
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