Microsoft KB Archive/125938

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WD6X: Grammar Checker Causes System to Stop Responding

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Q125938

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0

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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.

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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 wordnt winword ntword macword word6 word7

Issue type : kbhowto

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