Error starting MS Word 2000 - Error in hidden Module - Microsoft Visual Basic

[Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC]

I have a notebook computer with the following setup.

Win 2K with sp4.
Visual Studio 6, sp2
MS Office 2000

This machine is a new setup. I recently, re-formatted the hard drive and installed a fresh Win2k.

Now when I start MS Word 2000, I receive this error

In a box labeled Microsoft Visual Basic
Compile Error in hidden module, WinfaxPrintandMerge.

However, I don't have WinFax installed on this computer.

Thanks for your help.


Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC
Author of POWER TIPS FOR THE APPLE NEWTON and INTRODUCTION TO CSP
Author of RECRUITSOURCE PEOPLESOFT EXAM and RECRUITSOURCE SAP/R3 EXAM


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[William R. Walsh]

Hi!

In a box labeled Microsoft Visual Basic
Compile Error in hidden module, WinfaxPrintandMerge.

However, I don't have WinFax installed on this computer.

You actually might have WinFax (at least a subset of it) installed on your
computer. Outlook has fax send and receive capabilities that are provided by
a somewhat integrated version of WinFax.

IIRC this component is part of a default installation. I always remove
it--real fax machines work better anyway and are a little easier to replace
if lightening bites them.

Check in Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Office 2000 Disk 1 > Outlook
and see if the Winfax parts have been installed. Go ahead and remove them if
they are there.

William

 

[Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC]

William,

Thanks much.

- Larry


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Hi!


You actually might have WinFax (at least a subset of it) installed on your
computer. Outlook has fax send and receive capabilities that are provided by
a somewhat integrated version of WinFax.

IIRC this component is part of a default installation. I always remove
it--real fax machines work better anyway and are a little easier to replace
if lightening bites them.

Check in Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Office 2000 Disk 1 > Outlook
and see if the Winfax parts have been installed. Go ahead and remove them if
they are there.

William

Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC
Author of POWER TIPS FOR THE APPLE NEWTON and INTRODUCTION TO CSP
Author of RECRUITSOURCE PEOPLESOFT EXAM and RECRUITSOURCE SAP/R3 EXAM


NOTE: To send me an email, remove TAKEOUT from my email address: (e-mail address removed)

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