From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It looks like MS has been aware of the problem since June ( if they read
the MS groups that is )

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=HTMLInlineSoundCtl+sp2&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UT
F-8&selm=210ea01c45a07%24a5398e20%24a401280a%40phx.gbl&rnum=2


"Robert Comer"  wrote in
message news:412b670b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I just checked, it's as they describe.
>
> I've never used the web stuff in Word anyway. 
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:412b60d2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Saw this on an SP2 newsgroup
>>
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>>
>> Re: SP2 creates a bug in Word XP and Word 2003
>>
>> This has been confirmed by 7 users of SP2.
>>
>> If you are using Word XP or Word 2003, either stand-alone
>> or as editors for Outlook, and you have upgraded to SP2
>> you will discover the following bug:
>>
>> Open Word XP or Word 2003.
>> Click View.
>> Click Toolbars.
>> Click Web Tools.
>> Click the Sound icon (bottom left corner of the Web Tools
>> box).
>>
>> You will get the following error message:
>>
>> "This object was created in HTMLInlineSoundCtl.
>> This application is not available to open this object.
>> Make sure the application is properly installed and that
>> it has not deleted, removed or renamed."
>>
>> If you are running with SP1, you will see a dialog box
>> entitled "Background Sound" and then you'll have entries
>> for browsing for the name of a sound clip and also a box
>> to enter the number of times you want the sound
>> to "loop."   This ability is no longer available with
>> SP2.
>>
>> I have VBA enabled in the Office Shared Features for
>> Office 2003.
>>
>> By the way, if you click on the Movie icon in the Web
>> Tools box (last icon on the right), you will get a very
>> similar error message.  There is apparently some glitch
>> between SP2 and OLE objects.  I'm sure there are more but
>> because this one is directly related to a Microsoft Office
>> product, I find it disappointing.
>>
>>
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