Microsoft KB Archive/217480

= OFF2000: Invalid Page Fault in AOL After Installing Microsoft Office 2000 =

Article ID: 217480

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q217480



SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Office 2000 and attempt to start America Online, you may receive the following error message:

WAOL caused an invalid page fault in module msvcrt.dll at 015f:78001230.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when the following conditions are true:
 * You installed America Online Preview Version. This preview version is included with Microsoft Windows 98.

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 * The version of the Msvcrt.dll file that AOL installs is overwritten during the installation of Microsoft Office 2000.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, do one of the following:


 * Obtain and install an updated version of America Online.

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 * Use the Microsoft System File Checker tool to restore the original Windows 98 version of the Msvcrt.dll file.

For additional information about how to use System File Checker, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185836 Description of the System File Checker Tool (Sfc.exe)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: OFF2000 IPF

Keywords: kbprb KB217480

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