You receive an error message after you turn on German hyphenation tools in Mac OS 9.1 (308256)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q308256

SYMPTOMS

If you turn on the German hyphenation tools in Microsoft Word 2001, and you are running the German version of Mac OS 9.1, you may receive the following error message:
Das Programm "Microsoft Word" wurde unerwartet beendet, da der Fehler 2 aufgetreten ist. Sichern Sie die geöffneten Dokumente anderer Programme und starten Sie den Computer neu.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods:
  • Turn off the German hyphenation functionality.
  • Upgrade to Mac OS X and Microsoft Office v. X. The problem does not occur in Office v. X.
  • Change your operating system to the German version of Mac OS 9.0.4 or earlier.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

Mac OS X requires Mac OS 9.1 or a later operating system to run in Classic mode. Therefore, this problem may also occur in the Classic mode of Mac OS X.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/10/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB308256
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