Microsoft KB Archive/292103

= Error message when you use the &quot;Edit with Microsoft Word&quot; command =

Article ID: 292103

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292103





SYMPTOMS
When you open a document in Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then try to edit the document with Microsoft Office Word by clicking Edit with Microsoft Word on the Internet Explorer File menu, you receive the following error message:

The function you are attempting to run contains macros or content that requires macro language support. When this software was installed, you (or your administrator) chose not to install support for macros or controls.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if both the following conditions are true:
 * Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) has not been installed on your computer.
 * The document that you are trying to open is already open in Word.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, quit all instances of Word, and then do one of the following:
 * With the document open in Internet Explorer, click Edit with Microsoft Word on the Internet Explorer File menu.
 * Start Word, and then open the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: OfficeErrorMessages 10098 WD2002 WD2003

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbnofix KB292103

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