Microsoft KB Archive/183195

= WD97: Opening an Equation Editor Object Gives Error Message =

Article ID: 183195

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183195



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Microsoft Equation Editor version 3.0 object using the Open option rather than the Edit option, after several tries, the following error message appears:

Word cannot edit the Microsoft Equation 3.0.

NOTE: When you double-click to edit an equation, you are using the Edit option.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, double-click the object to edit it.

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Using the Registry Editor, delete the registry key that allows you to open Equation Editor objects. When you delete the following key, Open does not appear on the menu when you click on the Equation Editor object and select Edit.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To delete the registry key, follow these steps:


 * 1) Quit all instances of Word, including WordMail.
 * 2) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button and click Run.
 * 3) In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and click OK.
 * 4) Locate the following key by double-clicking the appropriate folders:


 * 1) Click Delete on the Edit menu to delete the key.
 * 2) Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
 * 3) Quit the Registry Editor and restart Word.

You now are allowed to use only the Edit mode to edit Equation Editor objects.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Equation Editor 3.01, which is the version of Equation Editor that ships with Office 2000 and Word 2000.

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