Launch failure and shared library error

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Launch failure and shared library error

Hello all,

I need help! I think I may have accidentally trashed an important file or folder. I cannot launch MS Word or any of my MS office 04 applications. I get a warning that says Application Launch Failure . . . can't be launched because of a shared library error: "*<Microsoft Word><CarbonLib><CFMPriv_ATS>"

I can open Word files using Pages, but not with Word. I reloaded MS Word but still cannot launch it. Can anybody tell me what happened and what i can do about it? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Oct 10, 2006 4:03 PM

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Answer 1

Dr. Smoke

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Oct 12, 2006 12:48 AM in response to Gorillaproff

Hi, Gorillaproff. Welcome to the Discussions.

See my "Troubleshooting shared library errors" FAQ.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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wadzunit

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Oct 16, 2006 11:54 PM in response to Gorillaproff

This is a very common error - it has something to do Carbonlib becoming unusable after an update and has reared it's ugly head too often for my liking!

Some report success re-appling the combo update, others only get non-native apps running again using an archive install. <sigh>

In my experience these carbonlib library errors usually happen after updating a machine with existing problems - e.g drive too full, incorrect permissions or bad sectors.

Good luck!

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