WD6X: Grammar Checker Causes System to Stop Responding

ID: Q125938

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a and 6.0c
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Your system stops responding if you perform a grammar check of the following sentence:

   I, John Doe, being first duly sworn, depose and say under oath as
   follows:

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Word.

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Do not run the grammar checker on this sentence.

   -or-

Method 2: Reword the sentence before running the grammar checker.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 95 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: check grammar freeze hang

Keywords          : kbproof wordnt winword ntword macword word6 word7 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998