Microsoft KB Archive/253652

= WD2000: File Size Increases When Word Document Is Embedded as ActiveX Document =

Article ID: 253652

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q253652



SYMPTOMS
When you embed a Word document as an ActiveX document into another program file, such as an Excel workbook, the size of the program file increases substantially.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when both the following conditions are true:
 * A Word document is embedded as an ActiveX document.
 * The Word document has embedded links to other programs, like Excel and PowerPoint.

The problem occurs both when the Allow fast saves option is selected and when it is not selected.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: word2000 word2k wd2000 wd2k filesize substorage problem

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kboffice2000sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB253652

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