Unable to save: visual basic pop-up

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frankporath

After many years of running with no particular problems,
the PC woke up and claimed some sort of Registry Error,
which is said it could correct. After "correcting" itself
most programs required re-installation, Norton anti-virus
will not come up and Word will not Save other than
as "Document 1".

At the start and end of each Word session I get two pop-
ups: The header says "Microsoft Visual Basic"
The texts are "compiler error in hidden module: autoexec"
and "compiler error in hidden module: main"

I have reinstalled Office 97 twice, with no change. What
do I do now? (Also, I am not in the US now, a further
complication.)

Franklin Porath [email protected]
 
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Beth Melton

Hi Franklin,

It isn't a good idea to post using your real email address or to
include it in your post. You only subject yourself to spam and viruses
as a result. It's best to use a munged address such as
[email protected].

A "compile" error means that there is an error in a macro or add-in
that is attempting to run. Typically these macros are created by a
third-party and are not part of the Word installation. (They could
also be caused by a malfunctioning macro virus as well)

Many third-party applications will create an add-in and place it in
the Office\Startup folder or use a COM add-in (DLL) to integrate their
software with Word. Another common add-in, the "Microsoft Works Suite
Add-in for Word" can only be found in your Add/Remove programs list.

Aside from the Works Suite Add-in, to determine if you have any
add-ins you can check for them using the following:

Go to Tools/Templates and Add-Ins and see if there are any global
templates or add-ins listed. If you find any then chances are they are
located in your Office\Startup folder or Word\Startup folder.

The location of the Word\Startup folder can be found under
Tools/Options/File Locations and the Office\Startup folder will be
located in the installation path for Office.

If you find more than one add-in move them one at a time until you
determine which one is causing the problem.

As of Word 2000, Word can have COM add-ins, those that are added in
via the Registry rather than the Startup folders. To check for COM
add-ins add the "COM Add-In" command to your toolbar.

- Right-click any toolbar and select Customize
- On the Commands tab, select the Tools category
- Locate COM Add-Ins on the right
- Drag/Drop to a location of your choice

For more information on COM Add-Ins, see this article:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm

For additional troubleshooting steps for errors starting/exiting Word
see this article:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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