WD98: Errors When Launching VB for the First Time

Last reviewed: August 12, 1998
Article ID: Q183635

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to start Word 98 Macintosh Edition for the first time, or when you attempt to record a macro, you may receive one of the following error messages:

   Visual Basic Editor cannot be loaded. There may not be enough memory.
   Make sure it has not been renamed or deleted.

    -or-

   The macro could not be recorded.

CAUSE

The Embedding Preferences file, Registration Database file, or the PPC Registration Database file is damaged.

NOTE: Depending on which system and/or programs you have installed on your computer, you may not have a Registration Database.

RESOLUTION

Delete the Embedding Preferences file, the Registration Database or the PPC Registration Database. To delete these files, follow these steps:

Quit all open programs, and double-click the hard disk icon.
Double-click the System Folder, and then double-click the Preferences Folder.
Drag Embedding Preferences, Registration Database, or the PPC Registration Database file to the Trash.
On the Special menu, click Empty Trash, and then click OK.
On the Special menu, click Restart.

When you restart Word, the Embedding Preferences, Registration Database or PPC Registration Database files will be rebuilt.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The problem has also been reproduced if certain Visual Basic files are moved or copied from their originally installed locations. If you click on the VBA Extensibility Library, VBA Vocalization Library, or VBA Object Library inside the Office 98:Office folder, the following message is displayed:

   This file adds functionality to your computer. To add this file's
   functionality to your computer, place the file in the Extensions folder
   or drop it on your closed System Folder icon.

If you actually moved any of these files to any folder, you will receive the error mentioned above. Moving these files back to the Office 98:Office folder or to the System folder does not eliminate the error when trying to open Word. This is why it is necessary to reinstall Office 98 so that the files can be installed to their proper locations and can be registered.

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Keywords : kbmacsetup
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb

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