WD2000: Invalid Page Fault When You Open HTML File (228600)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q228600

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document that is saved in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When you click Details (on Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, press ALT+D), you receive the following message:
WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in WINWORD.EXE at 015f:301cdld3.
NOTE: The actual memory address may vary.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when you open an HTML document that contains a table where width is specified in the <TR> tag, as in the following example:
<TABLE>
<TR STYLE="WIDTH: 300PX">
   <TD>Table Text</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
				

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, first modify the Web page in a text editor such as NotePad, before you open the Web page in Microsoft Word, and specify width in the <TD> tag, as in the following example:
<TABLE>
<TR>
   <TD STYLE="WIDTH: 300PX">Table Text</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE> 
				
To open the Web page in NotePad, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click NotePad.
  2. On the File menu, click Open.
  3. In the Open dialog box, change the Files of type box to All Files, click to select your Web page (*.htm; *.HTML), and then click Open.
  4. After you modify your Web page, click Save on the File menu.
  5. On the File menu, click Exit.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB228600