WD: Windows NT Error Message: 'Not Enough Memory to Run Word'

ID: Q12075

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Windows NT 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you start 16-bit Word for Windows (version 2.0c or version 6.0) from Windows NT, you may receive the following error message even though there is plenty of available memory:


   There is not enough memory to run Word.

CAUSE

There are three known situations that can cause this error.

Default Printer Unavailable

The printer pointed to by the default printer driver may be unavailable. Open Print Manager and delete all printers and printer connections. Restart Word. Alternatively, test the printer connections by printing to each installed printer from Notepad.

Insufficient Disk Space in Word Directory

Word uses the default program directory for some of its internal temporary files. There should be at least 4 MB of free disk space in this directory.

Insufficient Disk Space in TEMP or Startup Directory

The TEMP environment variable set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file may be missing or pointing to a location where there is insufficient disk space to create Word's temporary files. From the System portion of Control Panel, check that the User Environment includes a valid TEMP variable. If the Word startup directory is different from the default, especially if it is in the same logical drive as the Windows NT paging file, there may be insufficient disk space to open Word.

Additional query words: virtual 16ap

Keywords : kbenv winword word6
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c; winnt:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb