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FP97: "Found an Error in Spelling Files" or "Spelling Files Not Found" Errors

Article ID: 175456

Article Last Modified on 10/1/2001

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This article was previously published under Q175456

For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see 194358.

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When you check spelling in the Microsoft FrontPage Explorer or Editor, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Found an Error in spelling files.

-or-

FrontPage cannot find the spelling file <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\Mssp232.dll

where "<drive>" is your hard disk drive letter.

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

Rename the following two files:

Mssp232.dll Mssp2_en.lex

to the following:

Mssp232.old Mssp2_en.old
Remove Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:
1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. In the list of installed programs, select Microsoft FrontPage, and then click Add/Remove.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Reinstall Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:
1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
2. Click Browse.
3. In the Browse dialog box, select the CD-ROM drive that contains the FrontPage compact disc.
4. Double-click the Setup.exe file to start the Setup program.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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