Equation Editor 10.0.0 crashes upon launch

[Joe]

Launching Equation Editor 10.0.0 (02092700) results in the
crash log entry:

Date/Time: 2003-09-12 14:13:05 -0500
OS Version: 10.2.6 (Build 6L60)

Command: Equation Editor
PID: 896

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000038

Thread 0 Crashed:
#0 0x90248dac in ConstructClosure
#1 0x90254a64 in PrepareClosure
#2 0x90263f6c in PCFragPrepareClosureByName
#3 0x90278630 in CCFM_LaunchApplication
#4 0x0000362c in main
#5 0x0000329c in _start
#6 0x0000311c in start

PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x90248dac srr1: 0x0000d030 vrsave:
0x00000000
xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x90248da0 ctr: 0x90004a00 mq:
0x00000000
r0: 0x90248da0 r1: 0xbffff6a0 r2: 0x2400244e r3:
0x000b9820
r4: 0x00000018 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0xbffff4c4 r7:
0x00000003
r8: 0x00000009 r9: 0x000b9820 r10: 0x000b9820 r11:
0x00000000
r12: 0x00000000 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15:
0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19:
0xa0223e4c
r20: 0x00000000 r21: 0xbffff914 r22: 0xa02246c0 r23:
0x000b9bc0
r24: 0xbffff760 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x000b9b00 r27:
0x00000005
r28: 0x00000003 r29: 0x00000000 r30: 0x000b9bc0 r31:
0x90248d0c

It doesn't matter if I launch it by double-clicking or from
with Word.

I've installed all the Office X updates through "Office X
10.1.5 Update"

 

[J.E. McGimpsey]

Launching Equation Editor 10.0.0 (02092700) results in the
crash log entry:

<snip>

It doesn't matter if I launch it by double-clicking or from
with Word.

I've installed all the Office X updates through "Office X
10.1.5 Update"

Unfortunately, a crash log doesn't tell very much about what
happened unless you know exactly where in the code the crash
occurred. It mostly lists the values in the CPU register. (I assume
you made a typo on your build number - mine is 01092700 rather than
02...)

First thing I would do is run repair permissions (I hate to keep
harping on this, but it solves a *lot* of problems - it should be
run after every update):

OS 10.2.x: Run the Disk Utility (in the ./Applications/Utilities
folder). From the First Aid tab, click "Repair Disk Permissions".

OS 10.1.5: Run Repair Privileges (same folder, or download from
Apple: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106900

Next, try deleting the Equation Editor Preferences file in the
~:Libraryreferences:Microsoft: folder (where ~ is your home
directory).

If neither of the above help, post back.

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi

This can happen if you install Equation Editor after you have installed an
update. Equation editor is one of the parts of Office that gets a make-over
in the updates.

If this is what happened, you can probably fix this by re-running the Office
updates.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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