Microsoft KB Archive/230887

= OFF2000: Crash Deleting ActiveX Conferencing Object or UserForm =

Article ID: 230887

Article Last Modified on 7/14/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q230887



SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to delete an ActiveX object contained in a custom user form or to remove a user form from a workbook in any of the Microsoft Office 2000 programs listed in the beginning of this article, you may receive an error similar to following:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

When you click Details, one of the following messages appear:

EXCEL executed an invalid instruction in module at 0000:0000002b.

EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module FM20.DLL at 015f:600aa290.

NOTE: The actual memory address may vary.



CAUSE
This problem will occur if you attempt to delete an ActiveX Conferencing Object from a user form or remove a user form that contains an ActiveX Conferencing Object. The ActiveX Conferencing Object is contained within the file Xmsconf.ocx.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, do not use ActiveX Conferencing Objects within user forms. If you do use an ActiveX Conferencing Object, do not attempt to remove it or the user form that contains it.



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 ActiveX Conferencing Object control is available, by default, on computers with Windows 98.

Additional query words: OFF2000 XL2000 WD2000 ACC2000 PPT2000

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB230887

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