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- DOCUMENT:Q103936 22-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Err Msg: MSPUB Caused an Exception in the Win16 Subsystem
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10 FIXLIST3.10.001
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- Under Windows NT, when you are using Microsoft Publisher version 2.0
- to change the icon for an embedded OLE package, you may receive the
- following error message:
-
- MSPUB caused an exception in the Win16 Subsystem.
-
- Click on CLOSE to terminate the application
- Click on CANCEL to debug the application
- Click on IGNORE to continue, you should save your work
- in a new file
-
- Close Cancel Ignore
-
- If you choose Close, the following error message will appear:
-
- NTVDM.exe
- Exception: privileged instruction (<memaddress>),
- Address: <memaddress>
-
- If you choose OK, the Win16 subsystem will quit and close all other
- 16-bit Windows-based applications that are currently running.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
- Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S.
- Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For
- information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in
- the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
-
- S E R V P A C K
-
- MORE INFORMATION
- ================
-
- Steps to Reproduce the Problem
- ------------------------------
-
- 1. Create a package with the Object Packager accessory.
-
- 2. Copy the package to the Windows NT Clipboard.
-
- 3. From the Edit menu in Publisher, choose Paste Object.
-
- 4. With the package selected, choose Package Object from the Edit
- menu, and then select Convert.
-
- 5. In the Publisher Convert dialog box, select the Display As Icon check
- box.
-
- 6. Choose the Change Icon button.
-
- The above error message will appear.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: 16ap
-
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- Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.