Err Msg: "Abnormal Termination" with Adobe TypeAlign

Last reviewed: May 17, 1996
Article ID: Q86451

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run Adobe Systems TypeAlign under Windows version 3.1, the following error message may be displayed:

   Application error, application requested abnormal termination.
   [close]

CAUSE

This error is a result of having an older version of TypeAlign on your system. Windows 3.1 is not compatible with TypeAlign versions earlier than version 2.1.

RESOLUTION

To run Windows 3.1 with an older version of TypeAlign on your system, you must temporarily disable TypeAlign by removing the following line from the [windows] section of your WIN.INI file:

   load=talgndll.exe

To obtain an updated version of TypeAlign, contact Adobe Systems Inc.

The product included here, TypeAlign, is manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

Windows version 3.1 APPS.HLP file

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 err msg 3rdparty reported Type Align
type-align

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Last reviewed: May 17, 1996
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