Writer 2: Problems spell checking (161853)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 2.0
This article was previously published under Q161853 SYMPTOMS
When you try to check the spelling of a document in Microsoft Creative Writer
version 2.0, you may receive the following error message:
Creative Writer had trouble spell checking your document.
Something may be broken in the spell checker.
Please re-install Creative Writer by running Setup from the
Creative Writer CD.
Following the instructions in the error message may not resolve the problem. CAUSE
The files used for checking the spelling may be damaged or missing.RESOLUTION
Rename the following files:
Mssp232.dll
Mssp2_en.lex (The letters, "en" may be something else if this is not a U.S. English version of Creative Writer 2.0.) To do this, follow these steps: - Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
- Double-click your C: drive. (This assumes that C: is the letter of
the hard drive where Creative Writer is installed.)
- Double-click the Program Files folder.
- Double-click the Common Files folder.
- Double-click the Microsoft Shared folder.
- Double-click the Proof folder.
- Click once on the Mssp232.dll file, and then click
Rename on the File menu.
- Rename the file to mssp232.old.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 for Mssp2_en.lex file, and rename it to
Mssp2_en.old.
- Reinstall Creative Writer 2.0.
- Put the Creative Writer 2.0 compact disc in the CD drive,
while holding down the SHIFT key (this will prevent the
program from starting automatically).
- Click Start, click Run, type d:\setup, and then click Setup Again. In this example, d: is the drive letter
of your CD drive.
- Run Creative Writer.
After you follow these steps, Creative Writer should check the
spelling of your document correctly. MORE INFORMATIONNote This article assumes that Regional Settings in Control Panel
is set to English (United States). If the regional setting is a
different English version, such as English (British), this information
still applies. However, you may need to substitute any references to
the American English dictionary file (Mssp_am.lex) with the British
English dictionary file (Mssp_br.lex) in the discussion below.
When you install a Microsoft program and include the spelling checker,
the Setup program copies a spelling engine file (.dll) and a dictionary
file (.lex) to a common folder on your computer:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft\Shared\Proof
This folder may contain two versions of the spelling checker because
Microsoft programs can install different spelling engines and
Dictionary files. For example, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher,
and Microsoft Office install the following spelling checker files:
Engine: Mssp232.dll
Dictionary: Mssp2_en.lex
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft
Access install these different spelling checker files:
Engine: Mssp32.dll
Dictionary: Mssp_am.lex
To have two versions of the spelling checker usually does not cause a
problem because the Windows Registry keeps track of only one main
engine and dictionary. The Registry stores a Spelling key with an
Engine value and a Dictionary value under the following entry:
[\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal]
If the spelling checker in Microsoft Word (the same spelling checker that
is also included with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Publisher) is
installed at the time you set up other Microsoft programs, then the
Registry's Engine and Dictionary values are not changed. This enables other
Microsoft programs to use the Microsoft Word spelling engine (Mssp232.dll)
and dictionary (Mssp2_en.lex) because they are more robust than the other
spelling engine and dictionary (Mssp32.dll and Mssp_am.lex).
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
166034
Writer 2: ErrMsg: Creative Writer had trouble spell checking...
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/31/2006 |
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