Invalid Page Fault Running Grammar Checker
ID: Q146011
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
SYMPTOMS
When you check grammar in a word document, you may receive the following
error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When you click the Details button, the message indicates the following:
Winword caused an invalid page fault in module Winword.exe at 0137:502f4148.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you run the Grammar tool and the following
conditions are true:
- Language is set to English (UK).
- Automatic Spell Checking is disabled (located by choosing Options on the
Tools menu, and selecting the Spelling tab).
- There is a space before a semicolon in the text.
- Check Spelling is enabled. (Located by clicking Options on the Tools
menu and selecting the Grammar tab).
-or-
A sentence contains a grammatical error and the next error found in the
document is a spelling error.
-or-
You click the Ignore button when the Grammar checker finds each of these
errors.
-and-
You start the Grammar checker when the insertion point is at the
beginning of the document.
This can happen in different documents, but it will always happen in new
documents based on the Contemporary Press Release template (located under
the Publications tab).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95,
version 7.0. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows 95,
version 7.0a.
To obtain Word for Windows 95 version 7.0a, call the Microsoft Order Desk
at (800) 360-7561. If you are outside the United States, contact your local
subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices
Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:
Method 1. Turn on background spell checking:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Spelling tab.
- Select the Automatic Spell Checking check box.
- Click OK.
Method 2. Change the language (Tools menu) of the document to English (US).
Method 3. Customize the grammar settings to avoid using the Ignore button
during grammar checking by doing the following:
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and then select the Grammar
tab.
- Click the Customize Settings button.
- In the Customize Grammar Settings dialog box, clear the grammar
rule that you always ignore, and then click OK.
- Click the OK button.
Method 4: Turn off the Check Spelling option in the Grammar settings:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Grammar tab.
- Clear the Check Spelling check box.
- Click OK.
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Version : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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