OFF97: AutoCorrect File Is Not Created for Each UserID: Q167388
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When you use the AutoCorrect feature in any of the programs listed at the
beginning of this article on a computer that is shared by multiple users,
the AutoCorrect list on the computer may contain entries created by other
users who also use the same computer.
In addition, multiple users may share the same AutoCorrect list file
(<User name>.acl).
These problems occur if the following conditions are true:
To work around this problem, make sure that each user logs on to the computer at least once before running any of the Microsoft Office 97 programs for the first time. When each user logs on, Windows 95 creates the proper entries for that user in the registry. This step prevents a new user from inheriting the registry entries of an existing user and allows each person who logs on to the computer to use an individual AutoCorrect list file.
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Office 97.
Windows 95 creates a user profile when a user logs on to a computer for the
first time. When the profile is created, the corresponding registry keys
for that user are also created. One of the registry keys that Windows 95
creates controls which AutoCorrect list is used by each user.
The behavior described in this article occurs if a new user logs on to the
computer after any of the Microsoft Office 97 programs are run. When this
occurs, the new user inherits the registry entries of another user, and
both users share a common AutoCorrect list file.
For example, assume you are using a computer running Windows 95 with user
profiles, and the computer is shared by the following four users:
AndrewPrior to installing Microsoft Office 97, only Andrew logged on to the computer. If Andrew logs on to the computer and starts any of the Microsoft Office 97 programs, the other users (Barbara, Carly, and Dexter) will use Andrew's AutoCorrect list file when they log on to the computer and run a Microsoft Office 97 program.
Barbara
Carly
Dexter
Additional query words: OFF97
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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Last Reviewed: May 27, 1999