Anyone ever seen this when attempting to open or close any Office XP Program?: 'Preparing to install - VB error; compiler error in hidden module auto exec' The program will run, but gives the same error upon closing. Haven't had much luck with the MSKB. Thanks... This problem started when the user installed Popkin System Architect. Unfortunately, his evaluation period has expired, and I'm unable to open the program to see what kind of changes, if any, were made that would cause this problem in Microsoft Office. Appreciate any help...

I suspect that when un-installing Popkin System Architect, it also deleted some critical files for VB. Some ill behaved programmes do that. Try doing a repair install of MS Office. That will replace any files that have been deleted. Stuart

We didn't uninstall System Architect. The user is buying a valid license, so he'll have a registration key to enter when the program is executed. I tried an Office Repair first. That didn't help. Thanks for the suggestion though..