Office 2007 spell checker not working

mallybee · 01-29-2008, 01:01 AM

Hi all

Spelling Mistakes
For spelling mistakes in Office 2007 there are no red lines showing the actual spelling mistakes. When I try to run the spell checker it displays the following error message

“Windows Installer. Preparing to install
Cannot find proofing tools for English (U.K.). If you have the proofing tools, try installing or re-installing them”

Spaces
If I put extra spaces in the sentences and run the spell checker it finds the extra spaces in sentences but still displays the following message before it runs

“Windows Installer. Preparing to install

When I installed Office 2007 I ensured that all files were installed i.e. “Run all from my computer” option was selected.

I have been through the registry and removed all instances of Office 2000, the program I upgraded from.

The following registry key does not exist as I deleted it as other forums have said
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US

It does not recreate ‘Override\en-US’ after running Word again. Do I need to create these two folders again and what EXACTLY do I need to put in the folders?

I have Office SP1 installed as well as the latest Word update.

Any help most appreciated.

01-29-2008, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
mallybee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Office 2007 spell checker not working Hi all Spelling Mistakes For spelling mistakes in Office 2007 there are no red lines showing the actual spelling mistakes. When I try to run the spell checker it displays the following error message “Windows Installer. Preparing to install Cannot find proofing tools for English (U.K.). If you have the proofing tools, try installing or re-installing them” Spaces If I put extra spaces in the sentences and run the spell checker it finds the extra spaces in sentences but still displays the following message before it runs “Windows Installer. Preparing to install When I installed Office 2007 I ensured that all files were installed i.e. “Run all from my computer” option was selected. I have been through the registry and removed all instances of Office 2000, the program I upgraded from. The following registry key does not exist as I deleted it as other forums have said HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US It does not recreate ‘Override\en-US’ after running Word again. Do I need to create these two folders again and what EXACTLY do I need to put in the folders? I have Office SP1 installed as well as the latest Word update. Any help most appreciated.