Microsoft KB Archive/176410

= PRB: GPF When Opening or Creating a New Project =

Article ID: 176410

Article Last Modified on 12/10/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176410



SYMPTOMS
If you have a project loaded in Visual Basic 5.0 and you try to open an existing project or create a new one, a General Protection Fault (GPF) might occur.



CAUSE
The GPF appears to be caused by faulty Add-Ins.



RESOLUTION
To resolve the issue, do the following:


 * 1) From the Add-Ins menu, select Add-In manager.
 * 2) Deselect all Add-ins from the Add-In manager.
 * 3) On the Add-In Manager dialog box, click OK.
 * 4) Exit Visual Basic 5.0.
 * 5) Start Visual Basic 5.0.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: kbprb KB176410

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