When I open publisher 2002 it immediately closes.

[Brian]

There appears to be a grey microsoft message box which appears in the center
of the screen first, but the program closes so quickly that I cannot read it.

Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? All of my other office 2002
applications still work fine.

Thanks,

Brian

 

[John Inzer]

There appears to be a grey microsoft message box which appears in the
center of the screen first, but the program closes so quickly that I
cannot read it.

Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? All of my other office
2002 applications still work fine.

Thanks,

Brian

================================
Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

(329820) How to use Office programs with
the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329820

(322079) PUB2002: "Publisher Has Encountered
a Problem and Needs to Close" Error Message
When You Start Publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322079/en-us

(317070) PUB2002: Office Application Error
Message in Publisher 2002 When You Open
or Save a Publisher File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317070

(290157) OFFXP: Invalid Page Fault When
You Run an Office Program
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290157

(907349) How to troubleshoot video issues in
Office programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907349/en-us

(322119) PUB2002: Publisher Stops
Responding (Hangs) When You Try to Start
or Use It
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322119

(322102) PUB2002: "Publisher Has
Encountered a Problem and Needs to
Close" Error Message When You Try to
Start Publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322102

(322075) PUB2002: Publisher or Computer
Stops Responding After You Try to Start Publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322075

(315837) PUB2002: Publisher 2002 Stops
Responding When You Open Earlier-Version
Publication
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315837/en-us

(327014) Office program stops responding
when you use speech recognition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327014/en-us

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Brian]

Thanks for your help John. I believe that it has something to do with an
incomplete product activation. I was able to read the grey box dialogue and
it says "preparing to install."

I tried changing the registry as suggested in one of the fixes you mention,
but it still has not resolved the problem. Nor did going to the Start menu,
office tools, and clicking on "acitvate." Supposedly I am supposed to get
some instructions to follow here, but nothing opens up.

If this additional information provides any new leads I would appreciate
more suggestions.

Thanks again,

Sincerely,

Brian

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you have your product number and installation disk, you might want to try
this:
Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301