Article ID: 196275
Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q196275
SYMPTOMS
If you create a project with context-sensitive Help in Visual Basic and
hold down the F1 key, an error may occur. This error will be different
depending upon the operating system.
On Windows NT, you may see the following error messages:
Windows Help
Help could not read the current Help file.
Make sure there are no errors on the disk, or if the file is on a
network server, that the server is active. (163)
Winhlp32.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x0102ebd" referenced at "0x00000001". The memory
could not be "read".
The memory addresses may vary.
On Windows 98 or Windows Me, you may see the following error.
This program has performed an illegal operation and will shutdown.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
This error may also occur if the F1 key is quickly pressed many times.
RESOLUTION
The F1 key is used in Visual Basic as a way of providing Help for the
current item. Repeatedly hitting this key would cause the Help system to go
a level deeper each time it is pressed. In most cases, Help for a topic
does not go more than two or three levels deep. Avoid repeated or
continuous pressing of the F1 key.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
Online Help for Microsoft Visual Basic versions 5.0 and 6.0.
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