Microsoft KB Archive/116027

= Spell Checker Engine Version Incompatible =

Article ID: 116027

Article Last Modified on 9/24/2003

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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 Q116027



SYMPTOMS
If you have Word version 6.0 or 6.0a for Windows installed and you attempt to install Works version 3.0x for Windows, including the multimedia edition, you may receive the following message:

Setup has detected an existing Spell Checker engine which is newer and incompatible with the version Setup wanted to install. Please contact a Microsoft Subsidiary to obtain newer copies of the following dictionaries: US English Dictionary.

Note: The dictionary specified may vary. For example, the UK English Dictionary may be listed.

Cause 1: Mixed Spelling Entries in WIN.INI
This problem can be caused by mixed entries in the [MS Proofing Tools] section of the Windows WIN.INI file. One entry refers to the SoftArt dictionary and the other refers to the Houghton Mifflin (HM) dictionary. Both entries should refer to the HM dictionary as shown below: [MS Proofing Tools] Spelling 2057,0=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSPEL2.DLL, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSP2_EN.LEX Spelling 1033,0=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSPEL2.DLL, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSP2_EN.LEX NOTE: Each Spelling entry should be on its own line (not two). The lines are wrapped here for readability.

Correcting these two lines in the WIN.INI file should allow Works Setup to continue without the error mentioned above.

Cause 2: No Spelling Entries in WIN.INI
This error message can also occur if there are no spelling entries in the WIN.INI but the Word 6.0a MSSPEL2.DLL file is located in the C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF directory.

The MSSPEL2.DLL file that is incompatible with the Works setup has a file size of 142,512 bytes and was shipped with Word 6.0a. If this file exists, rename the file to MSSPEL2.OLD and run the Works setup again. Works should install its own version of the MSSPEL2.DLL with a file size of 142,288 bytes which is compatible with all revisions of Word 6.0.

The MSSPEL2.DLL files that shipped with Word 6.0 and 6.0c have file sizes of 142,288 bytes and 142,560 bytes respectively and should not generate the error message.

Additional query words: w_works Spell Dict MSAPPS PROOF Spelling Check Error compatible compatibility speller winword w_word word6 obu Bad Missing kbimu

Keywords: KB116027

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