Microsoft KB Archive/161853

= Writer 2: Problems spell checking =

Article ID: 161853

Article Last Modified on 3/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Creative Writer 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161853



SYMPTOMS
When you try to check the spelling of a document in Microsoft Creative Writer version 2.0, you may receive the following error message:

Creative Writer had trouble spell checking your document. Something may be broken in the spell checker.

Please re-install Creative Writer by running Setup from the Creative Writer CD.

Following the instructions in the error message may not resolve the problem.



CAUSE
The files used for checking the spelling may be damaged or missing.



RESOLUTION
Rename the following files:

Mssp232.dll

Mssp2_en.lex (The letters, "en" may be something else if this is not a U.S. English version of Creative Writer 2.0.)

To do this, follow these steps:  Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Double-click your C: drive. (This assumes that C: is the letter of the hard drive where Creative Writer is installed.) Double-click the Program Files folder. Double-click the Common Files folder. Double-click the Microsoft Shared folder. Double-click the Proof folder.</li> Click once on the Mssp232.dll file, and then click Rename on the File menu.</li> Rename the file to mssp232.old.</li> Repeat steps 7 and 8 for Mssp2_en.lex file, and rename it to Mssp2_en.old.</li> Reinstall Creative Writer 2.0. <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Put the Creative Writer 2.0 compact disc in the CD drive, while holding down the SHIFT key (this will prevent the program from starting automatically).</li> Click Start, click Run, type :\setup, and then click Setup Again. In this example,  is the drive letter of your CD drive.</li></ol> </li> Run Creative Writer.</li></ol>

After you follow these steps, Creative Writer should check the spelling of your document correctly.

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MORE INFORMATION
Note This article assumes that Regional Settings in Control Panel is set to English (United States). If the regional setting is a different English version, such as English (British), this information still applies. However, you may need to substitute any references to the American English dictionary file (Mssp_am.lex) with the British English dictionary file (Mssp_br.lex) in the discussion below.

When you install a Microsoft program and include the spelling checker, the Setup program copies a spelling engine file (.dll) and a dictionary file (.lex) to a common folder on your computer:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft\Shared\Proof

This folder may contain two versions of the spelling checker because Microsoft programs can install different spelling engines and Dictionary files. For example, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Office install the following spelling checker files:

Engine: Mssp232.dll

Dictionary: Mssp2_en.lex

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access install these different spelling checker files:

Engine: Mssp32.dll

Dictionary: Mssp_am.lex

To have two versions of the spelling checker usually does not cause a problem because the Windows Registry keeps track of only one main engine and dictionary. The Registry stores a Spelling key with an Engine value and a Dictionary value under the following entry:

If the spelling checker in Microsoft Word (the same spelling checker that is also included with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Publisher) is installed at the time you set up other Microsoft programs, then the Registry's Engine and Dictionary values are not changed. This enables other Microsoft programs to use the Microsoft Word spelling engine (Mssp232.dll) and dictionary (Mssp2_en.lex) because they are more robust than the other spelling engine and dictionary (Mssp32.dll and Mssp_am.lex).

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

166034 Writer 2: ErrMsg: Creative Writer had trouble spell checking...

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