FP97: Found an Error in Spelling Files/Spelling Files Not Found

ID: q175456

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack

SYMPTOMS

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.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

1. Rename the following two files:

      Mssp232.dll
      Mssp2_en.lex

   to the following:

      Mssp232.old
      Mssp2_en.old

2. Remove Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:

    a. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control
       Panel.

    b. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

    c. In the list of installed programs, select Microsoft FrontPage, and
       then click Add/Remove.

    d. Follow the instructions on the screen.

3. Reinstall Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:

    a. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.

    b. Click Browse.

    c. In the Browse dialog box, select the CD-ROM drive that contains the
       FrontPage compact disc.

    d. Double-click the Setup.exe file to start the Setup program.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: uninstall

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta fpexp fpedit 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999