Visual C++ Runtime Error on Project Startup

[Tim_S]

I am running Windows XP Pro on a Domain with Full Windows
Update Patches
applied

I have Full Office XP Pro w/Front Page installed (2k2
version) with Full
Officeupdate patches applied.
I have Visio 2k2 installed.
I have Project 2k2 Installed. (Performed Custom
installation with Full
Packages selected for installation)

Issue:
All applications except Project 2k2 runs fine. On
opening Project I get
this error.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
X Runtime Error!
Program: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10
\WINPROJ.EXE

abnormal program termination

[OK]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I tried opening Project in its Safe mode (starting
project with CTRL key
held but same problem occurs).
I have tried uninstalling Project and reinstalling but
still same issue.

After pressing the OK button or X in corner, Project
closes.

How do I fix? Any solutions? Tried Technet but no luck.

Thanks

 

[Tim_S]

Found the solution and what caused the problem.

If you install Adobe Acrobat 6 (not the reader but full application) Then
you uninstall / reinstall OfficeXP for some reason (which I did), you will
get this error everytime you execute MS Project.

Theory,
There is an add-in (to create adobe files) that tries to execute some sort
of macro in project. I believe it is the adobe menu bar. When the macro
executes (immediately after startup) you will get the runtime error if the
Adobe 6 is not installed LAST.

Solution:
Uninstall Adobe 6, then Open Project. Make sure it opens without errors. If
it still doesn't open without errors, remove the entire OfficeXP package.
Reinstall OfficeXP, Project and open each application prior to installing
service packs. If successful, then install service patches. After Office
Suite is updated 100%, reinstall Adobe 6.

On one machine I had to reinstall Office, on another I just uninstalled
Adobe, then opened project. After successful opening, I reinstalled Adobe 6
and Project worked fine.

Also when opening Office applications for the first time after Adobe
install, make sure you Enable and Trust Macro's from Adobe.

Hope this helps someone... I know I worked on this for 16 hours...