WD2000: Update Installation Does Not Update Exclude Dictionary (217471)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q217471
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you update to Microsoft Office 2000 over your earlier Microsoft Office installation, the exclude dictionary used by the earlier version of Word is not updated for Word 2000.

CAUSE

Word 2000 does not look for the exclude dictionary in the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof" folder as it did in earlier versions of Microsoft Word.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you must rename the exclude dictionary from the previous Word installation and move it to the new location recognized by Word 2000. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Find the exclude dictionary file Mssp2_en.exc. The default folder location for some earlier versions of the proofing tools is:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof

    NOTE: If you cannot find the exclude dictionary, see the "Determining the Path of the Exclude Dictionary" section later in this article.
  2. Click to select Mssp2_en.exc.
  3. Rename this file to Mssp3en.exc.
  4. Move the exclude dictionary file Mssp3en.exc to the Proof folder appropriate for your situation.

    Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98:

    C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

    Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 with user profiles or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

    C:\Windows\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

    Microsoft Windows 2000:

    C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Determining the Path of the Exclude Dictionary

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
  1. To open the registry, click Run on the Start menu, and type REGEDIT.
  2. Locate and view the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal
  3. The Normal key contains the value names and value data to the Dictionary and Engine files.

    NOTE: The exclude dictionary is located in the same folder as the dictionary or engine files.
  4. Close the registry without making any changes.
For additional information about the exclude dictionary, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211306 WD2000: How to Create an Exclude Dictionary

211639 WD2000: Words in the Exclude Dictionary Are Not Flagged As Misspelled

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/11/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbproof KB217471
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