PRB: GPF When Opening or Creating a New Project

• 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, a General Protection Fault (GPF) might occur.

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 the Add-In manager.



3. On the Add-In Manager dialog box, click OK.



4. Exit Visual Basic 5.0.



5. Start 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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVBp500 kbGrpVB
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb