Microsoft KB Archive/127875

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WD: MacWord Stops Responding When Pasting into Equation Editor

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Q127875

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word Macintosh Edition
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Equation Editor 2.01 or later for the Macintosh, if you paste an equation that was originally created in Equation Editor 2.0a for Windows, you may experience the following problems:


 * Your computer may stop responding.

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 * You may receive a System bomb error message.

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 * You may receive the following message:

If you double-click an equation object in Equation Editor 2.01 or 3.0 that was originally created in Equation Editor 2.0a, you may get the following error:

Word cannot edit the Microsoft Equation

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 6.x and later.

Additional query words: quit freeze freezes bomb system

Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop macword98 macword wordconvert

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordMSearch