Microsoft KB Archive/220534

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WD2000: Word Hangs During Grammar Check with Three or More Languages

Article ID: 220534

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q220534

SYMPTOMS

When you have three or more languages turned on, Word may sometimes stop responding (hang) when you are checking the grammar of your Word document.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)



To temporarily work around this problem, turn on only one or two languages. To change which languages are turned on, follow these steps:

  1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Language Settings.
  2. On the Enabled Languages tab, clear the check boxes for the languages that you do not need.

    NOTE: Make sure only one or two language check boxes are selected.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Yes to the following message:

    To use the new language settings, you must quit and restart all Office applications.

    Shutdown and restart open Office applications now?

For additional information about using multiple languages, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212400 WD2000: General Information About International and Multilingual Features


243020 WD2000: Language Indicator Missing from Word Status Bar


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.


Additional query words: multilanguage quits WD2000

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB220534