Microsoft KB Archive/135475

= Office: AutoCorrect Entry Missing After Closing Application =

Article ID: 135475

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135475





SYMPTOMS
When you add an entry to the AutoCorrect list in your Microsoft program, the entry may no longer appear in the list when you close and then restart the program.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you close the program if the program cannot save the change to your AutoCorrect file (.acl). For example, if your AutoCorrect file is marked as read-only, or if your computer's hard disk is full, any changes that you make to your AutoCorrect list cannot be saved to the AutoCorrect file.

Note that you do not receive an error message or any indication that there is a problem saving the change to the AutoCorrect file. The only indication that the change is not saved is that the next time you type the entry in your program, the entry is not replaced with the text that you expect, and the entry does not appear in the AutoCorrect list the next time you use the AutoCorrect feature.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Check the Read-only attribute
Make sure that your AutoCorrect file is not marked as read-only by doing the following:


 * 1) Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate the AutoCorrect file in your Windows directory. The file is named 000.acl where is the user name that you use to log on to Windows.
 * 2) With the right mouse button, click the file, and then click Properties.
 * 3) On the General tab, clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.

Method 2: Check your disk space
Check to make sure that you have enough disk space available on the drive to which you installed Microsoft Windows. If you are running low on disk space, delete any files and folders that you are not using and empty the Recycle Bin to create more available disk space.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

