[Michael]

I have install Office 97, uninstalled and then reinstall it lots of times to fix the spell check but it still with not work. I have googled it but there dose not seam to be any one that has had the same thing and found a fix. The grammer works but not the spell check, is there some thing that I have not installed. is there any update that would fix it?

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Do you get an error message?


'When the "Check spelling as you type" option is selected in the Options dialog box, words that are misspelled are not marked with a red underline. Or when you check the spelling of a document or selection, you receive the following message:
The spelling check is complete.
This message appears even though the misspelled words have not been corrected. '


If so you may have a damaged or incorrect version of the main dictionary file, Mssp2_en.lex.

[Baho]

Do you get an error message?


'When the "Check spelling as you type" option is selected in the Options dialog box, words that are misspelled are not marked with a red underline. Or when you check the spelling of a document or selection, you receive the following message:
The spelling check is complete.
This message appears even though the misspelled words have not been corrected. '


If so you may have a damaged or incorrect version of the main dictionary file, Mssp2_en.lex.

[Michael]

Thanks I think that that is the problem, you see I don't have that file on my hard drive, but I do have it on my CD, where do I copy it to to fix this?

[Baho]

Try this. Search..rename..backup etc........Copy......... paste.......
Regards


If the file is missing, follow steps 5 through 10.

To rename, or to delete and replace the Mssp2_en.lex file, follow these steps:

1. Quit all Office 97 programs.
2. In Windows 95 Explorer, open the folder in which you have installed the proofing tools. The default folder location is the following:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof
3. Click to select Mssp2_en.lex.
4. Rename or delete the file.

To rename the file, follow these steps:

a. On the File menu, click Rename.
b. Type a new name for the file. For example, type Mssp2_en_bad.lex.
c. Click OK.
To delete a file, click Delete on the File menu.
5. Insert the Microsoft Office 97 compact disc (CD), or connect to the location in which you have installed Office 97.
6. Locate the following folder:
OS\MSAPPS\PROOF
7. Click to select Mssp2_en.lex.
8. On the File menu, click Copy.
9. Open the folder in which you renamed or deleted the Mssp2_en.lex file, and click to select the Proof folder.
10. On the File menu, click Paste.

[Baho]

Let me know if it works as you will be my first patient

[Michael]

I that did not work, any other segestions. In Word if you go tool<Options<Spelling and Grammer it is all grayed out so I can't change any thing, one one option that is grayed out and ticked it "hide spelling error in the document" do you know how to fix that, or change the setting in the regestry.

[Baho]

Try this site

http://www.okinfoweb...ral/gen_030.htm

Thats for US language but remember they speak and spell differant to us!

1 Try getting all the updates from Microsoft!

2 Try re-installing Word selecting custom and then select all!

3 Try upgrading to a later version.

Regards

[Michael]

Nothing worked, I still can not untick in Word if you go tool<Options<Spelling and Grammer "Hide spelling errors in this document" becase it is grayed out. Time to get Open Office I think. But I would still love to get this fixed. Can you think of anything that is could be?

Many thanks for you help so far, this is not my aria in computing so I do need the all the help I can get.

And sorry for being slow to reply I have been trying to get thorugh the practice logs so I can become a staff member.

Edited by Michael Buckley, 15 September 2005 - 05:27 AM.

[Michael]

I was missing C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof \CSAPI3T1.DLL copying it form another computer that has office 97 fixed it. Also I had to change the setting in Word if you go Tool < Options < Grammer and Spelling.

I should have said that ages ago, but forgot.

EDIT: Made this a bit more clear after have a PM asking How I fixed it.

Edited by Michael Buckley, 27 September 2005 - 05:38 PM.