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WD97: Invalid Page Fault in Module Unknown Opening HTML Document

Article ID: 190718

Article Last Modified on 3/29/2007

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q190718

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document in Word, 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, the following error message is displayed:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 0000:00000013.

CAUSE

The HTML document may contain a virtual path deeper than two folder levels. For example, if you open the HTML document in Microsoft Internet Explorer and view the source of the HTML document, you may find a virtual path to a graphic file similar to the following:

<IMG SRC="../../ms.jpg">

To view the source of the document in Internet Explorer, click Source on the View menu.

This behavior occurs because the version of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) that is installed by Internet Explorer version 4.0 or 4.01 is unable to correctly parse a virtual path that is two or more folder levels deep.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and 4.01 for Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION

DCOM is a protocol that enables software components to communicate directly over a network in a reliable, secure, and efficient manner. Previously called "Network OLE," COM is designed for use across multiple network transports, including Internet protocols such as HTTP. COM is based on the Open Software Foundation's DCE- RPC spec and will work with both Java applets and ActiveX components through its use of the Component Object Model (COM).

For more information on DCOM, please visit the following URL on the Microsoft Internet Web Site:

http://www.microsoft.com/com/default.mspx

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184530 Err Msg: Winword Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module Unknown

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