Publisher 2007 crashes when I use spell check

[Gary LeMaster]

With Pub 2007, I can get spell check to go through about three words and then
I get thefamous "an error has ocurred and Publisher has to shut down." Spell
check works fine in Word and Outlook and I have reinstalled the spell-checker
and have also run diagnostics, finally employing the "repair" function... all
to no avail. I've searched everywhere I know and have found nobody else who
has ever reported this problem.

Any suggestions a layman might understand?

TIA

 

[Mary Sauer]

How to view error signatures if an Office program experiences a serious error
and quits
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289508/en-us

 

[Gary LeMaster]

Hi Mary!

Thanks so much for getting me closer to the solution (which still eludes me,
of course.) The following three events appeared in the log each time I tried
to spell check in Publisher 2007 and it seems that the crux of the matter is
the missing MSSP3ES.LEX file. Although there are many .LEX files where they
should be, in the "proofs" folder, this one is not and it doesn't come up on
any search of the hard drive. I did check the Support Center for each error
and I received the "Sorry, no information..." message each time. Does this
info give you any more ideas as to what I might do to resolve the problem? I
have no clue where the .LEX file should have originally come from.

Your input in these forums is always interesting and I've sure learned a lot
of information from you, so thanks for that as well.

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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1004
Date: 10/28/2007
Time: 10:46:44 AM
User: DESKTOP\Compaq_Administrator
Computer: DESKTOP
Description:
Detection of product '{00000409-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}', feature
'SpellingFiles_ESN', component '{52632CF6-8AAB-11D2-900A-00805F9B1201}'
failed. The resource 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\Proof\MSSP3ES.LEX' does not exist.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Office 12 Sessions
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7001
Date: 10/27/2007
Time: 11:43:18 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP
Description:
ID: 8, Application Name: Microsoft Office Publisher, Application Version:
12.0.6023.5000, Microsoft Office Version: 12.0.4518.1014. This session lasted
91 seconds with 60 seconds of active time. This session ended with a crash.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Microsoft Office 12
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 10/27/2007
Time: 11:15:19 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP
Description:
Bucket 474287528, bucket table 1, faulting application mspub.exe, version
12.0.6023.5000, stamp 46573f6a, faulting module mspub.exe, version
12.0.6023.5000, stamp 46573f6a, debug? 0, fault address 0x003eaa79.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 42 00 75 00 63 00 6b 00 B.u.c.k.
0008: 65 00 74 00 3a 00 20 00 e.t.:. .
0010: 34 00 37 00 34 00 32 00 4.7.4.2.
0018: 38 00 37 00 35 00 32 00 8.7.5.2.
0020: 38 00 0d 00 0a 00 42 00 8.....B.
0028: 75 00 63 00 6b 00 65 00 u.c.k.e.
0030: 74 00 54 00 61 00 62 00 t.T.a.b.
0038: 6c 00 65 00 20 00 31 00 l.e. .1.
0040: 0d 00 0a 00 ....

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[Mary Sauer]

The MSSP3ES.LEX is the Spanish speller. I don't even know why you would need it.
I have it in my folder, but I have a lot of stuff most folks don't have.
Do you have the MSSP3EN.LEX file? This is the English folder.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Proof

Do this, select all in your document, tools, language, set language, is United
States English enabled.
The main dictionary file is here
C:\Documents and Settings\<<user>>\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof.

You might run Filemon
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx

Troubleshooting File System Problems
http://book.itzero.com/read/microso...d.eBook-DDU_html/0735619174/ch12lev1sec3.html

 

[Mary Sauer]

Another thought, try repairing your profile or create a new one.

 

[Gary LeMaster]

Well, Mary...

This is getting mysterious... I am bilingual and send many Outlook messages
in Spanish and even though I don't have MMPS3ES.LEX, spell check works fine
in Outlook. Go figure! As for the English .LEX, they are there and are the
preferred. I do have the Spanish grammar checker and thesaurus files, but no
dictionary. Bizarre.

I reset the profile and filemon. has been replaced by Process Monitor, which
wasn't much help. What I did find is that going to C:\Documents and
Settings\<<user>>\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof, I have only "custom.dic"
but no main dictionary file. Custom.dic is one kilobyte and includes only
words I've added. I did a search for *.dic and it's the only one that comes
up. I just don't get it. :::sigh::: I suppose I should just give up and proof
carefully, but my magazine has grown so much in the past 10 years that it's
tough enough getting it written by deadline, let alone proofed word-by-word.
Thanks for all of your suggestions.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I visited your web site. What lovely creations!

I was born and raised in Des Moines.

There are downloads for proofing tools, could help.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/results.aspx?qu=proofing&av=DCT000

 

[johnss15]

I visited your web site. What lovely creations!

I was born and raised in Des Moines.

There are downloads for proofing tools, could help.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/results.aspx?qu=proofing&...

I found a solution to the problem that is not a quick fix cover up.
Just as a preface i was using an XP machine but it should work on
vista as well.

1. Open Outlook
2. Goto Tools
3. Trust Center
4. Add-Ins Menu (left pane)
5. Manage (bottom of window) -> select disabled Add-Ins -> go
6. Look for Add-In relating to speller or checker

have fun