WD: Error Message: The <proofing tool> Is In Use

ID: Q89545

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

One of the following error messages may occur in Word for Windows when you run the spelling checker, thesaurus, hyphenator, or grammar checker:

   Error Message                             Error Message Number
   -----------------------------------------------------------------

   The spelling checker is in use.                      1255
   The thesaurus is in use.                             1311
   The hyphenator is in use.                            1343
   Word is hyphenating another document (Word 7.0 only) 1343
   The grammar checker is in use.                       1289

These error messages occur if the proofing tool is running in another instance of Word for Windows. They also occur if you used the proofing tool in a previous Word for Windows session at the time when an unrecoverable application error (UAE) or general protection (GP) fault occurred.

MORE INFORMATION

When you run one of the proofing tools, Word for Windows reads the appropriate .DLL file into memory. When the proofing operation is completed, Word for Windows removes the .DLL from memory. If a fatal application error occurs and you restart Word for Windows without exiting and restarting Windows, the .DLL file remains in memory and Word for Windows assumes the proofing tool is already running.

To eliminate the error message after a UAE or GP fault occurs, quit Windows to clear the .DLL file from memory. If the error message persists after you restart Windows and Word for Windows, exit Windows again and delete all .TMP files from your hard drive.

Word 6.0, 7.0

The above error messages will only appear for the grammar checker and the thesaurus in Word for Windows version 6.0. This is because the grammar checker and the thesaurus are not shared tools which other programs can access. The spell checker and the hyphenator are shared utilities which can be accessed by other programs therefore, allowing for multiple instances to run at the same time.

Additional query words: winword 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 6.0 winword2 word7 word6 7.0 word95 hyphenate tools win31

Keywords          : kbproof 
Version           : 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998