WD2000: Word Crashes When You Check Spelling in Italian (281452)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q281452

SYMPTOMS

When you checking the spelling in a document that is written in Italian, Word crashes.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the text contains an Italian word that has 42 characters or more; for example, a number that is written as text.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date        Time   Version     Size     File name          Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   12/20/2000  4:32p  0.0.0.0000  377,856  Mssp3it.msp        x86
   12/20/2000  4:38p  0.0.0.0000  427,520  Mssp3it_admin.msp  x86
   05/04/2000  4:53p  0.0.0.0000    3,059  Readme.txt         x86
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date        Time   Version     Size     File name          Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   10/17/2000  1:05p  1.0.0.32    323,584  Msspell3.dll       x86
   10/17/2000  1:05p  1.0.0.32    323,584  Msspell3.dll_ITA   x86

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 first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/30/2005
Keywords:kbOffice2000SP3Fix kbbug kbfix KB281452
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