Microsoft KB Archive/21775

Word 3.11 Err Msg: Can’t Find PROOF.COM

PSS ID Number: Q21775 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

3.x

MS-DOS

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The error message “Can’t find tool PROOF.COM” is generated when invoking the Spell option for the following reasons:


 * 1) The PROOF.COM file or MAINDICT.CMP file are not in the same directory the Word program files are stored in. Move these files to the Word directory.
 * 2) The MAINDICT.CMP file is located in both the Word directory and the directory Transfer Options is pointing to. Delete the file in any directory other than the Word directory.
 * 3) The DOS Path command is syntactically incorrect. Make sure there is a semicolon  between each subdirectory name on the path. Also, check that each subdirectory name on the path is spelled correctly and that it exists. Sometimes subdirectories are still on the path even though they have been deleted.

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