Microsoft KB Archive/292167

= WD2002: Word Stops Responding After Undoing All Paste Actions =

Article ID: 292167

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292167





SYMPTOMS
When you paste a selection of text at the end of a sentence, and then undo all of the paste actions, Microsoft Word stops responding (hangs).



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if all of the following conditions are true:
 * You repeatedly paste a grammatically incorrect phrase without leaving space between the pasted text selections.

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 * The Adjust paragraph spacing on paste check box is not selected.

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 * You undo all of the paste actions.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, click to select the Adjust paragraph spacing on paste check box in the Settings dialog box. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Microsoft Word 2002.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) In the Options dialog box, click the Edit tab, and then click Settings.
 * 4) In the Settings dialog box, click to select the Adjust paragraph spacing on paste check box, and then click OK twice.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: hang hangs crash locked up locks crashes freeze frozen

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB292167

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