ACC97: Invalid Page Fault in Text Import Wizard

ID: Q246634

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 97

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

After you edit the value of the DisabledExtensions key in the system registry, you see the following error message when you use the Text Import Wizard to import data:

MSACCESS caused and invalid page fault in module MSACCESS.EXE

CAUSE

You have Microsoft Jet 3.5 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed, and the DisabledExtensions key value is more than 31 characters long.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Shorten the DisabledExtensions registry key value to 31 characters or fewer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Jet 3.5 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have the DisabledExtensions key for Jet 3.5, it is at the following location in the registry:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
     \Software
        \Microsoft
          \Jet
            \3.5
              \Engines
                \Text
                  \DisabledExtensions

REFERENCES

For additional information about the DisabledExtensions key, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q239105 Jet 3.5 Text ISAM Allows Users to Append Lines to System Files

Additional query words: pra

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug