Dave
I thought I sent you a reply to your helpful post yesterday but it obviously
got lost somewhere.
When installation of the latest updates in Adrobe reader 8 failed to correct
the errors I removed PDFWriter.xla from the Microsoft Office Xstart folder
but that did not work either. However,you have pointed me in the right
direction & I have not given up yet. I feel sure that there is an answer to
the problem somewhere.

Many thanks for your help

Regards
JJ Mac

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
I have no idea about the code that pdmaker.xla is, but...

Take a look he

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410
OFF: "Compile Error in Hidden Module" Error Message When You Start
Word or Excel

It points at PDFMaker.xla as being the culprit.

JJ mac wrote:

Operating System Windows Vista.

When I open Microsoft Word 97 I get a Microsoft Visual Basic error
message "
Compile error in hidden module: Autoexec" If I click OK the program
appears
to function properly.

When I click on Excel 97 shortcut three Windows open namely:
Microsoft Visual Basic - PDF Writer.xla (running)

PDF Writer.xla-AutoExec (Code)

PDF Writer.xla- Registration Database (Code) with a Microsoft Visual
Basic
error message "compile error: can't find project or library"
When I click on close I get message "This command will stop the debugger"
Click on OK and Excel opens and appears to function normally.

Both of these programs worked perfectly under XPPro and were working on
Vista
before these error messages started to appear.

Advice as to how to correct this fault associated with the Office
Programs
would be appreciated.

Thank you

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Dave Peterson