Microsoft KB Archive/148854

Mac Works 3.0: Office Installation Deletes 3.0 Spell Checker

PSS ID Number: Q148854 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

3.0

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 3.0, 3.0a == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If Microsoft Office 4.2.1 is installed on a machine that already has Microsoft Works 3.0 installed, the message following message appears when you attempt to spell check a Works document:

Please Locate Spelling

= CAUSE =

When Office installs, one of the options is the following:

Setup has detected previous versions of Microsoft shared components in your Extensions folder, for example, Spelling or Help. These components are used by older versions of Microsoft applications, but not by Microsoft Office 4.2.1b, Remove them now?

The shared components refer to the Microsoft folder installed by Works 3.0. If you choose to remove these items when you install Office, the Works 3.0 spell checking feature is lost. The Office dictionary is not compatible with Works 3.0.

If you don’t choose to remove the shared components, Works 3.0 is not affected by the Office Setup.

= RESOLUTION =

To restore spell checking in Works, reinstall Works 3.0.

= Additional query words: 3.00 mac m_works mwkswp speller checker =

Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop kbsetup Version : 3.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.