PRB: GPF When Opening or Creating a New Project

 Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
Article ID: Q176410
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

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, you could get a General Protection Fault (GPF).

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 Add-in manager.

  3. Click the OK button on the Add-In Manager dialog box.

  4. Exit Visual Basic 5.0.

  5. Restart 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          : vb5all
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
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