Microsoft KB Archive/132047

= Word Cannot Find the Word Forms File MSWDS_EN.LEX =

Article ID: 132047

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132047



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Find command on the Edit menu and select the Find All Word Forms option, you may receive the error message:

Word cannot find the Word Forms File MSWDS_EN.LEX for English(US).



CAUSE
When you perform a Typical setup of Word or Office, the file Mswds_en.lex is not installed. This file is required for the Find All Word Forms feature to work.

You may also receive this error message if the file Mswds_en.lex is damaged or missing.



RESOLUTION
Rerun Office (or Word) setup in maintenance mode, and do the following:


 * 1) Click the Add/Remove button.
 * 2) Select Office Tools if you are running Office Setup (or Word Tools if you are running Word Setup).
 * 3) Click the Change Option button.
 * 4) Select the Find All Word Forms check box.
 * 5) Click OK.
 * 6) Click Continue

Additional query words: word95 7.0 word forms editfind edit find word7 winword word97

Keywords: kbproof KB132047

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