Strange error when opening Word or Excel, Please help

[dreman]

I reloaded Window Me on top of the existing Windows.
I re-installed Office XP.

When opening Word or Excel I get this error:
Microsoft Visual Basic (Header)
Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew
OK Help
i hit ok then it is normal.

When closing same error pops up with
Compile error in hidden module: Distmon

Please advice,
Dré

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi Dré,

I only have Office 2000, not XP, so I can't say for sure what your problem might be, but the routines sound like they belong to the Acrobat PDF Writer.

Enjoy,
Tony

 

[dreman]

Tony:
I uninstalled Acrobat and the error went away. It worked.

My question how did you know it is from Acrobat and not visual Basic ?
Thank you
Dré

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi Dré,

Nothing very clever. I have a version of Acrobat (which is quite old now) and the names of the code modules in its Word and Excel AddIns are similar so I wasn't entirely sure but it was more than pure guesswork. I think you should be alright with Acrobat itself, it's just the Office AddIns that have to go and it shouldn't be hard to live without them. But it's one to remember when I go to XP (and I suppose I will have to go to XP eventually).

Enjoy,
Tony