Publisher 97

[Marcy Renfrow]

After loading publisher 97 I get this error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation & will be
shut down.

Detail: mspub executed an invalid instruction in module
<unknown> at 0000:00000017.

I have repeatedly uninstalled & reinstalled the program.
It works fine on my sister's machine when tried there. I
can load the program (to my machine)fine from the CD using
the publisher icon located on CD.

Looking for resolution to this problem.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi Marcy,

Rename Mspub.exe and Msvcrt40.dll and Reinstall Publisher 97

To do this:
On the Windows Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
In the Named box, type:
mspub.exe
In the Look In box, select the drive where you installed Publisher 97. Click
to select the Include Subfolders check box.
Click Find Now.
Right-click Mspub.exe and then click Rename. Change the name to something
like Mspub.old.
Click New Search. When you receive a message that the current search will be
cleared, click OK.
In the Named box, type:
Msvcrt40.dll
Click Find Now.
Right-click Msvcrt40.dll and then click Rename. Change the name to something
like Msvcrt40.old.

NOTE: If you are running any programs that are using the Msvcrt40.dll, you
receive this error message:

Cannot rename Msvcrt40.dll: Access is denied.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
currently in use.

If you receive this error message, follow these additional steps:
On the Start menu, click Shut Down.
In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click "Restart in MS-DOS mode" and then
click Yes. You should see a blank screen with an MS-DOS prompt similar to
this:
c:\windows>

Type the following:
cd system
and then press ENTER.
Type the following:
ren msvcrt40.dll msvcrt40.old
and then press ENTER.
Type the following:
exit
and then press ENTER. Windows 95 will restart.
If you receive any kind of "error starting program" or "can't find required
..dll" error message, click OK to bypass them.
Start Publisher 97 Setup.
Click Reinstall. Follow the instructions on the screen.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
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