GP Fault or System Hangs If ToolsOptionsSave Macro Is Edited

 Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
Article ID: Q99979
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If you add any lines to the ToolsOptionsSave macro command, a general protection (GP) fault (or GPF) may occur in Word for Windows or your computer may hang (stop responding) when you use the File Save or File Save As commands.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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KBCategory: kbmacro
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Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c winword2
winword hang hung crash crashed locks locked frozen freezes crashing quit
quits stopped Tools Options Save error message

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Last reviewed: October 10, 1997
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