Publisher 2000

[Bluenose]

Publisher cannot load the required file ptxt9.dll You may be out of memory or the file may be corrupt.
I know I've lots of spare memory.
Any answers please keep simple, I'm a simple guy!

[bons]

Dear Bluenose,
I just tried to install Publisher 2000 and got the same message you did, ie. Publisher cannot load the required file ptxt9.dll. You may be out of memory or the file may be corrupt.
Did you ever figure out what was wrong?
Thanks!

[godwind]

PUB2000: "Publisher cannot load the required file (PTXT9.DLL)."

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Publisher 2000

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Publisher, you may receive the following error message:

Publisher cannot load the required file (PTXT9.DLL). You may be
out of memory, or the file may be corrupt.

CAUSE
The file Ptxt9.dll is the main text engine for Publisher, and Publisher cannot operate without this file. It has become damaged on the hard drive, or it is not properly registered in the Windows registry.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Delete the Ptxt9.dll and Reinstall
To delete the Ptxt9.dll and reinstall it, follow these steps:
Open the Windows Explorer. On the Start menu, point to Programs and click Windows Explorer.


Browse to the Microsoft Office folder, by default, this folder is located at:


c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office
Select the file Ptxt9.dll, and from the File menu, click Delete. If you are asked to confirm the deletion, click Yes.


Close Windows Explorer.


On the Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.


Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.


Select Microsoft Office Disc 2 from the list, and click Add/Remove.


Click Repair Office.


Click Repair errors in my Office Installation, and click Finish.


Method 2: Register the Ptxt9.dll
To register the Ptxt9.dll, follow these steps:
On the Windows Start menu, Run.


In the Run box, click Browse.


In the Browse dialog box, select All Files from the Files of Type box. Browse to the following file:


c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Ptxt9.dll
Click Open to place the path to the file in the Run dialog box.


Use the LEFT ARROW key to move the pointer to the beginning of the command line, and type the following in front of the path to the file.


c:\windows\system\regsvr32.exe
The complete command should read as follows.

NOTE: The quotation marks are required in this example, so include them.
c:\windows\system\regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Ptxt9.dll"
NOTE: Regsrv32.exe is installed by Internet Explorer version 4.0.


Press ENTER. The following message will confirm that Ptxt9.dll was registered.


DllRegisterServer in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Ptxt9.dll succeeded.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: pub2k pub2000 2000 pub9 9.0 pub ms_pub mspub error wont won't can't cannot unable broken launch start open begin box dialog message popup problem

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Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug kbprb

(C) Microsoft

[dav133]

I sort have the same problem but the solution posted here doesnt work for me becasue it is with one particular file which wont open on any computer. Every computer has had pub 2000 installed and when started a page fault is created at module ptxt9.dll and pub crashes!! I think the file is corrupt but is there any solutions that anyone knows off to help. Please?