FIX: Screen Turns Black When Compiling (171498)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q171498

SYMPTOMS

If the Console Window display option setting is set to "Full Screen," then the screen will go black while compiling the Visual Basic Application.

RESOLUTION

Install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or follow the steps below:

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Console Applet.
  3. Set the display option to Window.
  4. Click OK to accept the change.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/10/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbvbp500sp2fix kbVS97sp2fix KB171498
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