Article ID: 818030
Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you type or check the spelling of a word with the language set to Portuguese (Brazil) in one of the programs that are listed at the beginning of this article, the spelling checker may suggest or correct the word to an incorrect spelling.
For example, when you type the word Petrobras, the word is either incorrectly corrected or is incorrectly flagged as misspelled with a suggested spelling of Petrobrás.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The Portuguese (Brazil) version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Size File name -------------------------------------------------------- 07-Apr-2003 22:54 1,461,248 Mssp3pbff.msp (Full File) 07-Apr-2003 21:26 201,728 Mssp3pbop.msp (Client)
After the hotfix is installed, the Portuguese (Brazil) version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
Date Time Version Size File name
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12-Aug-2002 14:02 7.0.0.28 487,482 Mssp3pb.dll
15-Feb-2001 15:52 1,336,400 Mssp3pb.lex
The Microsoft Office XP Language Pack version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Size File name
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07-Apr-2003 22:13 2,005,504 Ptblpkff.msp (Full File)
07-Apr-2003 22:11 294,912 Ptblpkop.msp (Client)
After the hotfix is installed, the Portuguese (Brazil) version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
Date Time Version Size File name
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18-Nov-2002 14:55 7.0.0.10 1,278,015 Msgr2pb.dll
23-Oct-2002 20:43 10.0.4420.0 858,688 Msmapi32.dll
12-Aug-2002 14:02 7.0.0.28 487,482 Mssp3pb.dll
15-Feb-2001 15:52 1,336,400 Mssp3pb.lex
This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2
Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
To set the language of the spelling checker, on the Tools menu, point to Language, and then click Set Language.
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