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Q103936: Err Msg: MSPUB Caused an Exception in the Win16 Subsystem

Article: Q103936
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under Windows NT, when you are using Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 to change
the icon for an embedded OLE package, you may receive the following error
message:

  MSPUB caused an exception in the Win16 Subsystem.

  Click on CLOSE to terminate the application Click on CANCEL to debug the
  application Click on IGNORE to continue, you should save your work in a new
  file

  Close     Cancel     Ignore

If you choose Close, the following error message will appear:

  NTVDM.exe
  Exception: privileged instruction (<memaddress>),
  Address: <memaddress>

If you choose OK, the Win16 subsystem will quit and close all other 16-bit
Windows-based applications that are currently running.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S.
Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For
information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Problem
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1. Create a package with the Object Packager accessory.

2. Copy the package to the Windows NT Clipboard.

3. From the Edit menu in Publisher, choose Paste Object.

4. With the package selected, choose Package Object from the Edit menu, and then
  select Convert.

5. In the Publisher Convert dialog box, select the Display As Icon check box.

6. Choose the Change Icon button.

The above error message will appear.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1

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