Microsoft KB Archive/118526

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Office: Setup Remove All Option Removes Custom Dictionary

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Q118526

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Office for Windows, version 4.2
 * Microsoft Office for Windows 95, Professional edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Access 2.0

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SUMMARY
When you run the Microsoft Office Maintenance Mode Setup and choose Remove All, the setup routine may remove the custom dictionary file. This typically happens if you did a Typical or Complete/Custom installation to install Microsoft Office Standard or Professional to a workstation.

MORE INFORMATION
When you perform a Typical, Complete/Custom, Laptop(Minimum), or Workstation installation of Microsoft Office Standard or Professional packages, a custom dictionary file with the name CUSTOM.DIC may be created with a size of zero bytes. This file is typically placed under the WINDOWS/MSAPPS/PROOF directory. This file is modified during a spelling check when you choose to add words to the custom dictionary file.

If you originally did a Typical or Complete/Custom installation, and then run the Maintenance Mode Setup and choose to Remove All, then the setup routine may remove the custom dictionary file.

Note: This file is not overwritten if a file with the same name exists.