Microsoft KB Archive/247442

= MPRJ: Project Stops Responding or Type 2 Error When Typing Password =

Article ID: 247442

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q247442



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, when you save or open a project and type a password in the Save Options dialog box or the Password dialog box, Microsoft Project may stop responding.

Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

The application "Microsoft Project" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 2 occurred.

You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you use Microsoft Project on a computer running Macintosh System version 8.6, and you do any of the following:
 * You open a project that is password protected, and type a password.

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 * In a project that does not currently have a password, you click Save As on the File menu; click Options, and type in a new password.

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 * In a project that is password protected, you click Save As on the File menu, and then click Options.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use either Macintosh System version 8.5 or earlier or Macintosh System version 9.0 or later.

Additional query words: crash crashes crashing crashed quit quitting quits fail fails failing failed break

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB247442

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