Error: ArcMap closes when opening an MXD

Article ID:	24657
Software:	ArcGIS - ArcEditor 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3 ArcGIS - ArcInfo 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3 ArcGIS - ArcView 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3
Platforms:	Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP

Error Message

Opening an MXD causes ArcMap to crash and Windows returns one of the following errors:

"The instruction 0x0000000 referenced memory at 0x0000000 which could not be read.

Arcmap.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows.

ArcMap has encountered a problem and needs to be closed."

Cause

The print server hostname was changed and the MXD was saved with the Same as Printer check box checked in ArcMap. -show me-

Solution or Workaround

The MXD needs to be edited to include the new printer. The MXD Doctor utility allows a new printer to be selected. This utility requires that the ArcObjects Developer Kit be installed.

Load a blank MXD into ArcMap.
Click ArcObjects Online and select 'Utilities > How to set up the MXD Doctor and MXD Defragmentor Utilities'. Follow setup instructions provided.
Click ArcObjects Online and select 'Utilities > MXD Doctor'. Follow instructions provided to load the MXD.
Click the 'Printer Setup...' button in the lower left hand corner of the dialog box and browse to the new printer. -show me-
Select the Treatment tab and click the 'Fix Document' button on the bottom of the dialog box. -show me-

By default, all of the features of the problem MXD are copied to the blank MXD loaded in step 1.
Save the MXD with the new printer.

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Created: 3/13/2003
Last Modified: 1/28/2010