WD6X: Grammar Checker Causes System to Stop Responding

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q125938
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a and 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Your system stops responding if you perform a grammar check of the following sentence: 

   I, John Doe, being first duly sworn, depose and say under oath as
   follows:

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Word.

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Do not run the grammar checker on this sentence. 

   -or-
Method 2: Reword the sentence before running the grammar checker.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 95 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: check grammar freeze hang
Keywords : kbproof macword ntword winword word6 word7 wordnt
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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