FP98: Cannot Use Proofing Tools or Text Converters

ID: Q194531

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you uninstall FrontPage, Office 95, or Office 97, the proofing tools and text converters of the remaining programs may not work as expected.

CAUSE

Microsoft FrontPage and Microsoft Office share the following components:

Proofing Tools (Spelling Checker, Thesaurus)

Text Converters

If FrontPage is installed after Office 95, FrontPage will use the installed proofing tools. If you then uninstall Office 95, the proofing tools will be removed and will therefore be unavailable in FrontPage.

If FrontPage is installed over Office 95, FrontPage will upgrade the existing text converters. If you then uninstall FrontPage 98, the Msconv97.dll file will be removed and therefore the remaining text converters will not function.

If FrontPage is installed after Office 97, and you then uninstall Office 97, the custom dictionary will be removed and will therefore be unavailable to the spelling checker.

RESOLUTION

To resolve these problems, reinstall FrontPage 98 or the Proofing Tools and Converters components of Office.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: 98 Word97 wd97 winword


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Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999