SMS: Spell Checker for Shared Version of Word Does Not Work

ID: Q124875

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1
Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOM

When you use Systems Management Server to share Microsoft Word, the spell checker does not work and the following error appears:

Word cannot find the spelling file XXXXX for English (US)

-or-

Word cannot find the spelling file MSAP2_??.LEX for English (US).

Upon checking the WINWORD6.INI you may find corruption, that is random characters, on the lines that reference the location of the spell check files.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has modified the file, SMSSETUP.EXE, to correct this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms sms

Keywords : kbnetwork smsgeneral kbbug1.10 kbfix1.20
Version : WINDOWS:6.0; winnt:1.1
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :