Microsoft KB Archive/239217

= Works 2000: Error Message When You Attempt to Use the Thesaurus =

Article ID: 239217

Article Last Modified on 6/15/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q239217



SYMPTOMS
When you open the thesaurus in the Microsoft Works 2000 Word Processor, you may receive the following error message:

The Thesaurus could not lookup ||||||. Files may be damaged or missing. Close your project and the program, and then run setup again to reinstall the files.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you attempt to use an English thesaurus to search for a word with a non-English character.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Works 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
To select the thesaurus that you want to use in the Works 2000 Word Processor:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) In the Choose thesaurus box, click the thesaurus that you want to use, and then click OK.

For more information about how to use the thesaurus, click Microsoft Works Help on the Help menu, type thesaurus in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: w_works works2000 wkswp dictionary

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb KB239217

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