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FP98: "Found an Error in Spelling Files" or "Spelling Files Not Found" Error

Article ID: 194358

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001


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This article was previously published under Q194358

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see
175456.

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 letter.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Rename the following two files from:

    Mssp232.dll
    Mssp2_en.lex

    to the following:

    Mssp232.old
    Mssp2_en.old

  2. Remove Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:
    1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
    3. In the list of installed programs, select Microsoft FrontPage, and then click Add/Remove.
    4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  3. Reinstall Microsoft FrontPage using the following steps:
    1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
    2. Click Browse.
    3. In the Browse dialog box, select the CD-ROM drive that contains the FrontPage compact disc.
    4. Double-click the Setup.exe file to start the Setup program.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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