Microsoft KB Archive/269986

= Works 6: Cannot Paste Clip Art into WordPad from Works Word Processor =

Article ID: 269986

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q269986



SYMPTOMS
When you paste a Microsoft Works ClipArt image into Microsoft WordPad, an empty frame appears in the WordPad document instead of the image. If you then try to save the document, you may receive error message similar to the following:

WordPad has caused an error in WKSHBSVC.DLL WordPad will now close. If you continue to experience problems try restarting your computer.

You then receive the following an error message similar to the following

WordPad has caused an error in MFC42.DLL WordPad will now close. If you continue to experience problems try restarting your computer.

and WordPad quits unexpectedly.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you insert a Works ClipArt image into a Microsoft Works Word Processor document, copy the image, and then paste the image into a WordPad document.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, do not include any Works ClipArt images in the segments of the Works Word Processor document that you copy and paste into a WordPad document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in WordPad.

Additional query words: works6 w_works

Keywords: kbbug kbgraphic kbinterop kbpending KB269986

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