PC Win: Err Msg: Stack Fault in MSSPELL.DLL

Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
Article ID: Q82915

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Mail for Windows sometimes displays the following error message when you are spell checking a very long string of characters containing no blank spaces:

   Stack Fault in MSSPELL.DLL

RESOLUTION

To spell check your mail message without causing this error, highlight a shorter section of the message before you run the spell checker.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20
KBCategory: kbusage kbbug3.00 kbbug3.00b kbbug3.20 kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: MailPCWin

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Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
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