Hi Jeff,
Please try the following:
WD97: Spelling, Grammar Not Available in Word Running on Window 2000 or
WINXP
ID: 257643
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up,
restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
KBLink:256986.KB.EN-US: Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to use the spelling or grammar features in Microsoft Word
97, nothing happens and you do not receive an error message. Also, all of
the options on the Spelling and Grammar tabs in the Tools dialog box are
unavailable (dimmed). (To view the Spelling and Grammar tabs, click Options
on the Tools menu.)
CAUSE
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This problem occurs with users who are members of the local Users group if
the Users group does not have sufficient permissions to the following
registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\Spelling
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\Grammar
RESOLUTION
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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.
NOTE: You must be an administrator or have administrative rights to perform
this procedure.
To correct this problem, use the appropriate steps to set up sufficient
permissions on your version of Windows:
Windows 2000
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1. Quit Word. Quit Microsoft Outlook if you are using Word as your
e-mail editor.
2. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type
"Regedt32.exe" (without the quotation marks) and then click OK.
3. Select the first registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\Spelling
4. On the Security menu, click Permissions.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the Permissions Entries box, click the Users group, and then
click the View/Edit button.
7. Click to select the Allow check box for the Set Value and Create
Subkeys permissions.
8. Click OK twice.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for the second registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\Grammar
10. Quit Registry Editor.
Windows XP
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1. Quit Word. Quit Microsoft Outlook if you are using Word as your
e-mail editor.
2. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type
"Regedt32.exe" (without the quotation marks) and then click OK.
3. Select the first registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\Spelling
4. On the Edit menu, click Permissions.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the Permissions Entries box, click the Users group, and then
click the View/Edit button.
7. Click to select the Allow check box for the Set Value and Create
Subkeys permissions.
8. Click OK twice.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for the second registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\Grammar
10. Quit Registry Editor.
The Spelling and Grammar features will be available (not dimmed) and will
work as expected the next time that you start Word.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
