WD6X: Grammar Checker Causes System to Stop Responding

ID: Q125938

The information in this article applies to:

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