Err Msg: MSPUB Caused an Exception in the Win16 Subsystem

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT, when you are using Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 to change the icon for an embedded OLE package, you may receive the following error message:

   MSPUB caused an exception in the Win16 Subsystem.

   Click on CLOSE to terminate the application
   Click on CANCEL to debug the application
   Click on IGNORE to continue, you should save your work
   in a new file

   Close     Cancel     Ignore

   NTVDM.exe
   Exception: privileged instruction (<memaddress>),
   Address: <memaddress>

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Create a package with the Object Packager accessory.

2. Copy the package to the Windows NT Clipboard.

3. From the Edit menu in Publisher, choose Paste Object.

4. With the package selected, choose Package Object from the Edit menu, and then select Convert.

5. In the Publisher Convert dialog box, select the Display As Icon check box.

6. Choose the Change Icon button.