Article ID: 293623
Article Last Modified on 10/8/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- MSN Explorer
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q293623
SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message in Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, or MSN Explorer:
To see the data that the error report contains, click the click here link at the bottom of the message box. The following error signature information may appear:
Program Name Program Version Module Name Module Version Offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explorer.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Iexplore.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Netdocs.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Msn6.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d
RESOLUTION
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Guided Help to disable script debugging and to visit the appropriate product update Web site
Guided Help is available to disable script debugging in Internet Explorer and to visit the appropriate product update Web site. Guided Help can automatically perform the steps for you.
The actions that this Guided Help performs can be undone after Guided Help is finished. To undo this Guided Help, enable script debugging in Internet Explorer.
For more information about Guided Help, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
915092 Description of Guided Help for Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
Requirements to install and to use this Guided Help
- You must be logged on to Windows by using a computer administrator account to install Guided Help.
- You must be running Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to install and to use this Guided Help.
You must first download Guided Help. To start, click the following link: Download Guided Help
Manual method to visit the appropriate product update Web site
To manually resolve this problem, update the Pdm.dll file by installing the appropriate upgrades that are described in this section.
Note If you are running Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following upgrades do not install an updated version of Pdm.dll. The only resolution currently available is to upgrade your operating system. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available. See the Workaround section in this article for information about how to work around this problem on a Microsoft Windows 98-based or Windows Millennium Edition-based computer.
If you are running Microsoft Office 2000, upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1). For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
If you are running Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
If you are running the Microsoft Script Debugger, upgrade to a newer version. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
WORKAROUND
Manual steps to disable script debugging in Internet Explorer
To work around this problem, disable script debugging in Internet Explorer. This procedure is recommended for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition only. To resolve this problem on other operating systems, apply one of the upgrades that are listed in the Resolution section of this article. To manually disable script debugging, follow these steps:
- Start Internet Explorer.
- On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
- On the Advanced tab, click to select the Disable Script Debugging check box in the Browsing section.
- Click OK, and then restart Windows.
STATUS
Microsoft has determined that problems exist in Pdm.dll version 6.0.0.8169. If you install the appropriate upgrade that is listed in the Resolution section, a more recent version of the Pdm.dll file (version 6.0.0.8424 or later) is installed on your computer except if you are running Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition.
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