PATCH: Access Violation in Visual Basic Snap-in Designer Run Time DLL Mssnapr.dll (272407)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q272407

SUMMARY

When you use Microsoft Visual Basic Snap-in Designer to create a snap-in with listpads in the result pane, you may receive the following error message when you click from one node to another:
Runtime Error!

Program c:\win2000\system32\mmc.exe abnormal program termination.
In addition to this error message, a blank or frozen result pane may be displayed, and then the run-time error message or an access violation may be reported when the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) file is closed.

MORE INFORMATION

The Mssnapr.exe patch was created to resolve this problem. Please replace the Mssnapr.dll file in your platform SDK directory tree with the one supplied with this patch.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Mssnapr.exe

Release Date: Sept. 8, 2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The Mssnapr.exe (or File.hqx) file contains the following file:

File nameSize
Mssnapr.dll717,312


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/9/2004
Keywords:kbdownload kbDSWManage2003Swept kbfile KB272407
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