Microsoft KB Archive/284904

= ACC2002: Access Quits Unexpectedly When You Click the Edit Menu in Design View of a Data Access Page =

Article ID: 284904

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q284904



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
When you click the Edit menu in Design view of a data access page, you receive the following error message, and then Access quits:

Microsoft Access has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the Speech Recognition feature in Access is enabled and in Voice Command mode, and you have an ActiveX control either selected or activated.



RESOLUTION
You can avoid this issue by temporarily disabling Speech Recognition before you use the Edit menu. To temporarily disable Speech Recognition, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Language bar, click Microphone to turn it off.
 * 2) Use the Edit menu to make the changes that you want to make.
 * 3) On the Language bar, click Microphone to turn it back on.



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



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior is known to occur with the following ActiveX controls:

Microsoft Netshow Player

Microsoft Web Browser

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Start Microsoft Access.
 * 2) On the File menu, click New.
 * 3) In the Task pane, click Blank Access Data Page.
 * 4) In the Select Data Source dialog box, click Cancel.
 * 5) Make sure that Speech Recognition is turned on and in Voice Command mode.
 * 6) In the toolbox, click More Controls.
 * 7) Locate and then click Microsoft Netshow Player.
 * 8) Draw a Microsoft Netshow Player control on the data access page.
 * 9) Click the Netshow Player control.
 * 10) Click the Edit menu. Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

