OFF95: Spell Check Is Unavailable in Microsoft Exchange

ID: Q140618

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Office for Windows 95, the Microsoft Windows 95 Exchange mail client fails to access the 32-bit spelling tool that is installed with Microsoft Office 7.0.


CAUSE

Microsoft Exchange fails to find the spelling files because an entry in the registry is not written when you run Office Setup. This problem occurs when:


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Select the English (United States) regional setting in Control Panel, and rerun the Microsoft Office Setup program. When you run Setup, click Remove All. When Setup is finished, run the Setup program again and reinstall Microsoft Office.

Method 2: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Add the missing information to the registry. To do this, use the following steps:

  1. Check the following entry in the registry: 
    
                HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal


  2. Verify that the key contains the following two values: 
    
                Dictionary C:\Program Files\Common Files\Proof\Mssp2_en.lex
                Engine C:\Program Files\Common Files\Proof\Mssp232.dll

    NOTE: The paths may differ depending where you installed the files.


  3. If the registry key does not contain the values, create two new value strings and copy the information in the Dictionary and Engine values from British (...\Spelling\2057) or the Australian (...\Spelling\3081) keys; for example, copy the information from one of the following registry keys: 
    
                HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\2057\Normal

    -or- 
    
                HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\3081\Normal


  4. Verify that the folder path in the Dictionary value in Step 2 points to an existing dictionary (.lex) file. The Dictionary value should point to a .lex file that exists in the specified folder. Valid .lex files include the English and British dictionary, Mssp2_en.lex, or the Australian dictionary, Mssp2_ea.lex.



MORE INFORMATION

When you use the spelling tool in the Exchange mail client, it searches for the following entry in the registry: 


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
   Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal

However, the above entry is not created if you install Windows 95 with a regional setting other than English (United States) before you install Office 95 and select the English Australian dictionary. The result is that Exchange fails to look in a folder for the spelling engine and the dictionary files.

The Microsoft Exchange client, supplied with Microsoft Windows 95, has no spelling tool. To check spelling in Microsoft Exchange, you must have a 32-bit spelling tool installed. When you install Office 95, Word 7.0, or Microsoft Excel 7.0, a 32-bit spelling tool is installed by default.

Additional query words: Win95 Windows 95 exchange mail spell checker check spelling 


Keywords          : offwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.1,7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: May 4, 1999