SYMPTOMS
When you edit an embedded object in a Word document and then select an action that displays a modal dialog box, you receive the following error messages when you perform the specified actions:
- When you click off the object:
Saving the AutoRecovery file is postponed for file name
- When you double-click another embedded object:
Word cannot edit the object type
- When you save the document:
The disk is full or too many files are open
NOTE: A modal dialog box is any dialog box that requires focus and does not relinquish focus until you click
OK or
Cancel. In Word, examples include
New,
Open, and
Save on the
File menu. Most dialog boxes in Word are modal.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The Japanese version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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05/28/1999 02:59P 0.0.0.0000 10,888 Eula.txt x86
08/01/2000 07:56P 0.0.0.0000 4,022 Readme.txt x86
08/01/2000 08:09P 5.0.2919.6307 3,363,136 Wdqfe2092.exe x86
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
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07/28/2000 04:32P 8.0.0.7928 5,627,664 WinWord.exe x86
07/28/2000 04:43P 8.0.0.7928 2,149,136 Wwintl32.dll x86