MOD2000: Windows ME: Cannot Add or Edit Records Offline (284909)

SYMPTOMS

On a Microsoft Windows Millennium end-user client computer, you receive the following error message when you try to add or edit a record in the offline publication:

Your changes were not saved. The form may contain missing or invalid information. Cannot load the DLL modsink.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 31(A device attached to the system is not functioning.).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Pack 2 (SP-2).

To obtain SP-2, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283939 MOD2000: How to Obtain and Install Office 2000 Developer Edition Service Pack 2 (SP-2)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Developer SP-2.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Set up a Workflow Designer for SQL Server with SQL Server 7, SQL Server SP2, and Microsoft Office 2000 Developer version 9.5.
Setup a Workflow Designer end-user client computer with Microsoft Windows Millennium, MSDE, MSDE SP2, Office 2000 Web Components, Office 2000, and Microsoft Office 2000 Developer version 9.5 end-user client tools.
With any workflow solution, create an offline publication.
On the end-user client computer, take the solution offline.
On the end-user client computer, try to add or edit a record. Then, click Save on the File menu. Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.