Microsoft KB Archive/49457

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SUMMARY
When you try to run the spelling checker, the thesaurus, the grammar checker or a file converter when conventional memory is low, one of the following error messages may result:

Cannot start Speller Cannot start Thesaurus Cannot start converter: Cannot start WordPerfect Help Cannot start Grammar This error message can be caused by low conventional memory or highly fragmented conventional memory. The spelling checker, the thesaurus, and the file converters are DLLs and must load in conventional memory. If you receive this error message, try to free some conventional memory using the following methods:
 * 1) Close some open documents.
 * 2) Change to draft view mode.
 * 3) Turn off background pagination.
 * 4) If the above do not work, try closing Word for Windows and restarting.
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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

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