OFF2000: Errors When You Attempt to Insert Clip Gallery Object in Office Program

When you insert clip art into Microsoft Publisher, the following error message may appear: If you click Cancel, the following error message appears: If you attempt to insert clip art in Microsoft Word, the following error message appears: Similar error messages appear in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel. Until you insert the Microsoft Publisher 2000 Deluxe Disc 2, Clip Gallery does not function properly.

This behavior occurs when Microsoft Publisher 2000 Deluxe Disc 2 is installed, and the application is set to run entirely from the CD-ROM. The settings for a file called Cagcat50.mmc are changed to point to the CD-ROM drive. Clip Gallery does not start unless it can access this file.

To repair the Microsoft Publisher 2000 Deluxe Disc 1 installation, follow these steps:

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove programs.
3. Click Microsoft Publisher 2000 Deluxe Disc 1 in the Add/Remove list. Then click Add/Remove.
4. Click Repair Office.
5. Click Repair Errors in my Office Installation, and then click Finish.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Publisher 2000 Deluxe Disc 2.