You receive a "Compile error in hidden module" error message in Word 2002 and Word 2000 (314127)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 2002
- Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q314127 SYMPTOMS When you open, close, or save a document in Microsoft Word,
you may receive one or more of the following error messages:
Compile Error in hidden module: Autoexec
Compile Error in hidden module: Autoexit
Compile Error in hidden module: Autosave
CAUSE This behavior can occur if the following programs are
installed on your computer:
- Norton AntiVirus from Symantec Corporation.
- GoldMine contact management software from First Direct
Corp.
This is a known issue with Norton AntiVirus. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, contact Symantec at the following
Symantec Web site: To work around this behavior, move the GoldMine add-in file,
Gmlink.dot, from the Word Startup folder to a different folder on your hard
disk (for example, the My Documents folder), and then rename the Normal.dot
template file. To do this, follow these steps: NOTE: The following procedure disables the functionality of the
GoldMine program with Word. If you want to use GoldMine with Word, you must
reinstall the GoldMine software. For more information about how to do this,
refer to the program documentation. NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the
following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your
product documentation to complete these steps. - Quit Word (if it is running).
- Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
- In the Search for file or folders named
box, type gmlink.dot.
- In the Look in box, click the drive on
which Windows is installed (usually drive C), and then click Search Now.
The Gmlink.dot file is located in the Word Startup
folder at the following location, as appropriate for your operating system.
- If you are running Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft
Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the
Gmlink.dot file is located at
C:\Windows\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup
where C: is
the drive on which Windows is installed.
NOTE: If user profiles are enabled in Windows, the Startup folder is
contained in the Application Data folder that is located in each user's
profile. - If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, the Gmlink.dot
file is located in the following folder
C:\Winnt\Profiles\user
profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup
where
C: is the drive on which Windows is installed, and
user profile is your user profile. - If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft
Windows XP, the Gmlink.dot file is located in the following folder
C:\Documents and
Settings\user profile\Application
Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup
where C: is
the drive in which Windows is installed, and user
profile is your user profile.
- In the Search Results pane, right-click the Gmlink.dot file, and then click Cut on the shortcut menu that appears.
- On your desktop, right-click the My Documents folder, and then click Paste on the shortcut menu that appears.
- Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
- In the Search for file or folders named
box, type normal.dot.
- In the Look in box, click the drive on
which Windows is installed (usually drive C), and then click Search Now.
- In the Search Results pane, right-click the Normal.dot file, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu that appears.
- Type normal.old, and then press
ENTER.
- Repeat step 10 and step 11 for each Normal.dot file that is
found.
- Start Word.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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