Microsoft KB Archive/927536

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Access 2007 may close unexpectedly when you try to change the Control Source property for a control that is on a report or on a form in Layout view

Article ID: 927536

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Access 2007

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office Access 2007, when you try to change the Control Source property for a control on a report or on a form, Access 2007 may close unexpectedly. Additionally, you receive one of the following error messages:

• Error message 1

  Microsoft Office Access has stopped working.

• Error message 2

  Microsoft Office Access has encountered a problem and needs to close.
  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The report or the form is in Layout view.
• The report or the form contains a subreport or a subform.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, change the Control Source property for a control when the report or the form is in Design view.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Additional query words: AC2007 ACC2007 Access2007

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertiseinter KB927536

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