Office: Setup Remove All Option Removes Custom Dictionary

• Microsoft Office for Windows, version 4.2
• Microsoft Office Professional for Windows, version 4.3
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
• Microsoft Access, version 2.0

SUMMARY

When you run the Microsoft Office Maintenance Mode Setup and choose Remove All, the setup routine may remove the custom dictionary file. This typically happens if you did a Typical or Complete/Custom installation to install Microsoft Office Standard or Professional to a workstation.

MORE INFORMATION

When you perform a Typical, Complete/Custom, Laptop(Minimum), or Workstation installation of Microsoft Office Standard or Professional packages, a custom dictionary file with the name CUSTOM.DIC may be created with a size of zero bytes. This file is typically placed under the WINDOWS/MSAPPS/PROOF directory. This file is modified during a spelling check when you choose to add words to the custom dictionary file.

If you originally did a Typical or Complete/Custom installation, and then run the Maintenance Mode Setup and choose to Remove All, then the setup routine may remove the custom dictionary file.

Note: This file is not overwritten if a file with the same name exists.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Office Getting Started," version 4.2, pages 7-10