Microsoft KB Archive/187119

= Custom Dictionaries in Office97 =

Article ID: 187119

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187119



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SUMMARY
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To have custom dictionaries, you must run the Microsoft Office 97 Compatibility script. This is because the custom dictionary entry for Word 97 is held in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. The result is that every time you modify this key, it changes the custom dictionary location for all users.

For this to work properly, you must update the RootDrv2 compatibility script in the %systemroot%\Application Compatibility Scripts\ directory to include the path of a home drive for the users. To update the script, edit the line, "Set RootDrive=" to point to the drive letter of your choice. This script will map the user's home directory to the root of whichever drive you choose. After you set the root drive, run the %systemroot%\Application Compatibility Scripts\office97.cmd script. This script will update the registry so the custom dictionary will appear under the office97 subdirectory of the user's home drive. Each user runs the logon\ofc97usr.cmd script during logon to create the office97 directory if needed.



MORE INFORMATION
Users cannot have more than one custom dictionary, because the list of custom dictionaries is still held in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

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