You receive a "Microsoft Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close (Pdm.dll)" error message
This article was previously published under Q293623 On This PageSYMPTOMSYou may receive the following error message in Windows
Explorer, Internet Explorer, or MSN Explorer: Microsoft
Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
for the inconvenience. To see the data that the error report contains,
click the click here link at the bottom of the message box.
The following error signature information may appear:Program Name Program Version Module Name Module Version Offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explorer.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Iexplore.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Netdocs.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d Msn6.exe various Pdm.dll 6.0.0.8169 0001259d RESOLUTIONGuided Help to disable script debugging and to visit the appropriate product update Web site
Manual method to visit the appropriate product update Web siteTo manually resolve this problem, update the Pdm.dll file by installing the appropriate upgrades that are described in this section.Note If you are running Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following upgrades do not install an updated version of Pdm.dll. The only resolution currently available is to upgrade your operating system. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available. See the Workaround section in this article for information about how to work around this problem on a Microsoft Windows 98-based or Windows Millennium Edition-based computer. If you are running Microsoft Office 2000, upgrade to Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1). For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AF6C8D03-7633-45B4-AB96-795EE656F2A2&displaylang=EN (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AF6C8D03-7633-45B4-AB96-795EE656F2A2&displaylang=EN) If you are running Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, upgrade to
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later. For more
information, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718353.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718353.aspx) If you are running the Microsoft Script Debugger, upgrade to a
newer version. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2F465BE0-94FD-4569-B3C4-DFFDF19CCD99&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2F465BE0-94FD-4569-B3C4-DFFDF19CCD99&displaylang=en) WORKAROUNDManual steps to disable script debugging in Internet ExplorerTo work around this problem, disable script debugging in Internet Explorer. This procedure is recommended for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition only. To resolve this problem on other operating systems, apply one of the upgrades that are listed in the Resolution section of this article. To manually disable script debugging, follow these steps:
STATUS Microsoft has determined that problems exist in Pdm.dll
version 6.0.0.8169. If you install the appropriate upgrade that is listed in
the Resolution section, a more recent version of the Pdm.dll file (version
6.0.0.8424 or later) is installed on your computer except if you are running
Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition. APPLIES TO
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