Word 2003, Scrolling text problems, Marquee??

[Leslie]

Hi,
I am new here and I am taking a class in college dealing in Microsoft Office
Pro 2003. We are on oue last chapter called Integration and I have to creat a
scrolling text in Word, but I keep getting an error message that says,
"This object was created in MARQUEE. This application is not available to
open this object. Make sure the application is properly installed and that it
has not been deleted, moved, or renamed."
I have no idea what this is talking about. Do I have something missing from
my Office program? I feel as if I am taking a long shot by coming here and
asking for help, because my chapter assingments are due tonight by 11:59pm.
Please can someone help me, so I can finsh my work before finals?!?!???

 

[Greg Maxey]

Leslie,

I have no experience with this problem, but found the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886299

It appears that your problem may be associated with WIndowsXP SP2.

 

[Leslie]

Greg,
This does help me a bit, now I know why it is malfunctioning. All I need now
is to find where I can correct the problem. I have been searching Microsoft
for a while now and have come up with nothing. Does anyone know where I could
look?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

These controls were disabled for security reasons. The only way to regain
the functionality is to uninstall SP2, which is not recommended.

 

[Leslie]

LOL I don't know what to say now. Looks like I have to call my college
instructor and ask her what she wants me to do. I hope they come up with a
solution to this problem soon!
Thank you so much for all of your help, I am grateful!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There will be no solution. The controls were disabled for security reasons.

 

[Asrar Abdu]

hello "Leslie",
I am new here like you. I used to get the same problem with scrolling text.
That hapened to me after I installed xp sp2. Not only this so many things
changed to my office 2oo3. I unistalled the xp sp2 after that everything came
back to normal. Since then I didn't install xp sp2. Without it everything
fine. If that is the case try my way. Good luck. I hope by now your question
have been answered.

Take care.
Asrar Abdu.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Asrar Abdu,

I very much hope that you have taken care to implement other security
measures on your PC to replace the ones in XP SP2. At a bare minimum, you
need a software firewall such as ZoneAlarm and a capable, up-to-date virus
detector. In addition, if you use a broadband connection (cable, DSL, etc.
instead of dial-up) I highly recommend a hardware firewall/router. Also use
spyware protection such as AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy.

Microsoft did not make the changes in SP2 just to annoy you. There are
serious hazards on the Internet, and you need to take them seriously. It's
not just about you, either -- if you become infected with viruses and
trojans, you become a hazard to others. Please be careful!

 

[Tom]

There will be no solution. The controls were disabled for security reasons.

I know this thread is old, but I am reviving it for a reason, since I have been searching on my own due to MS now ignoring any further online help request for this particular errors. I have been dealing with MS online support since this particular error arose when SP2 arrived and was installed. I let MS know of this then, though the online tech didn't know what he was doing, and totally did not pay attention to what I did in following his steps to help assist. In the end, they assigned a case number, and I was told I would be contacted; they never contacted me.

Forward to 6 weeks later (approx.), I replied to the case number online, though they closed it, and then they apologized for not getting back, I got a phone call. They stated they're working on it, and kept sending me replies afterwards, to which a response is required within two days, or they close it as resolved, where I would have to tell them otherwise, then get a response that they will (still) work on it.

This went on (and I am not going to keep checking for messages at their beck and call since they obliged themselves to work on it) for weeks, and they kept closing the case, and I would reply to "automatically" reopen it; I finally got fed up! They sent me the article KB886299 on Nov. 17, 2004, describing the problem I explained exactly to them in the beginning (Aug 9, 2004), thinking this would assist me. Wow, over 2 months later, they got around to making it a KB article!

Now, after replying again and again (Jan. 28, 2005 the most recent), they are not responding. All the previous replies were that they were working on a fix (and I need this function!), and now I see and MVP make a definitive statement that, "There will be no solution. The controls were disabled for security reasons.", though MS has not given any indication that there "will be no solution".

So, in the end, as MS should either get this fixed, or make compensation, I am asking you Susan, where you learned of this definitive end game for these errors; did they come from MS directly or what else? Give details why this is a security issue that "will not" have a solution, as I haven't read any official statement to date, regarding this claim by you.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Perhaps I was hasty. If MS say they are working on a fix, then perhaps you
should believe them. But I can point you to any number of KB articles many
years old that still say, "Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem "
and claim that a solution is being sought. Sometimes the solution comes in a
service pack or hotfix, but more often it is incorporated in the next
version of the software. In this instance, I would guess that a fix is a
very low-priority item. Security is a major push at Microsoft right now, and
Word is *not* intended primarily as HTML-authoring software. If this were a
problem in FrontPage, I would expect it to be given higher priority.

There will be no solution. The controls were disabled for security

reasons.

I know this thread is old, but I am reviving it for a reason, since I have
been searching on my own due to MS now ignoring any further online help
request for this particular errors. I have been dealing with MS online
support since this particular error arose when SP2 arrived and was
installed. I let MS know of this then, though the online tech didn't know
what he was doing, and totally did not pay attention to what I did in
following his steps to help assist. In the end, they assigned a case number,
and I was told I would be contacted; they never contacted me.

Forward to 6 weeks later (approx.), I replied to the case number online,
though they closed it, and then they apologized for not getting back, I got
a phone call. They stated they're working on it, and kept sending me replies
afterwards, to which a response is required within two days, or they close
it as resolved, where I would have to tell them otherwise, then get a
response that they will (still) work on it.

This went on (and I am not going to keep checking for messages at their beck
and call since they obliged themselves to work on it) for weeks, and they
kept closing the case, and I would reply to "automatically" reopen it; I
finally got fed up! They sent me the article KB886299 on Nov. 17, 2004,
describing the problem I explained exactly to them in the beginning (Aug 9,
2004), thinking this would assist me. Wow, over 2 months later, they got
around to making it a KB article!

Now, after replying again and again (Jan. 28, 2005 the most recent), they
are not responding. All the previous replies were that they were working on
a fix (and I need this function!), and now I see and MVP make a definitive
statement that, "There will be no solution. The controls were disabled for
security reasons.", though MS has not given any indication that there "will
be no solution".

So, in the end, as MS should either get this fixed, or make compensation, I
am asking you Susan, where you learned of this definitive end game for these
errors; did they come from MS directly or what else? Give details why this
is a security issue that "will not" have a solution, as I haven't read any
official statement to date, regarding this claim by you.