WD2000: Word Abruptly Quits When You Put Web Pages into Documents (812123)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000, Service Release 1
  • Microsoft Word 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Copy and Paste commands to put material from a Web page into a Word 2000 document, you may receive the following error message:
WINWORD.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time   Size       File name
   ------------------------------------------------
   23-Dec-2002  18:21  4,681,372  Winword_admin.msp
   23-Dec-2002  17:56  2,967,308  Winword.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   21-Dec-2002  01:26  9.0.0.7219  8,826,932  Winword.exe

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:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbOffice2000preSP4fix kbenv kbOfficeXPsp2fix kbOfficeXPPreSP2fix kbOffice2000preSP3fix kbfix kbpending kbbug KB812123