Microsoft KB Archive/131169

= Works French Version ErrMsg: Cannot Find Spell Files ... =

Article ID: 131169

Article Last Modified on 10/8/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b

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This article was previously published under Q131169



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SYMPTOMS
When you try to start a spell check with the French version of Works, one of the following error messages in English or French may appear:

Cannot find Spell files. You chose the Spelling command and the required files are missing. Run Works Setup to install the files.

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Impossible de trouver les fichiers de verification d'orthographe.

This problem occurs after you install the French version of Works on a computer that already had an English version of Works 3.0 for Windows or Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows installed.



CAUSE
This error may be caused by an incorrect entry in the [Spell Dictionaries] section of the Msworks3.ini file or a missing entry in the [MS Proofing Tools] section of the Win.ini file. This error message may appear even though all required spelling files are installed.

The French version of Works may add an extra colon to the line in the Msworks3.ini that refers to the French Canadian dictionary file. An error occurs because Msworks3.ini uses the colon to separate the descriptive name of the dictionary from the corresponding reference in Win.ini, [MS Proofing Tools] section.



RESOLUTION
To correct the invalid reference to the French dictionary, edit the Msworks3.ini file in a text editor, such as Notepad, to remove the extra colon.

For more information about how to accomplish this task in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online help.

For example, if the incorrect entry looks like the following, [Spell Dictionaries] Dict1=Francais: (Canada):Spelling 3084,0 Dict2=English (U.S.):Spelling 1033,0 change it to this: [Spell Dictionaries] Dict1=Francais (Canada):Spelling 3084,0 Dict2=English (U.S.):Spelling 1033,0 These two dictionary line numbers should correspond with the lines in the [MS Proofing Tools] section of the Win.ini file; the Spelling dictionary numbers must match an entry in the Win.ini file. For the dictionaries shown in the preceding example, the lines in the Win.ini file are: [MS Proofing Tools] Spelling 3084,0=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSPEL2.DLL, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSP2_FR.LEX Spelling 1033,0=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSPEL2.DLL, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSP2_EN.LEX Custom Dict 1=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\CUSTOM.DIC NOTE: Indented lines are a continuation of the preceding line.



MORE INFORMATION
If the lines in the Msworks3.ini file appear correct, the reference to the dictionary may not have a corresponding line in the Win.ini file or the path may be incorrect.

