DOCUMENT:Q171498  26-FEB-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: Screen Turns Black When Compiling
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp2fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0, used with:
    - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0, used with:
    - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0, used with:
    - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0, used with:
    - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the Console Window display option setting is set to "Full Screen," then the
screen will go black while compiling the Visual Basic Application.

RESOLUTION
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Install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or follow the steps below:

1. Open the Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Console Applet.

3. Set the display option to Window.

4. Click OK to accept the change.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

   Q171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbPTNotAssigned kbVBA500Search
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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