PC Win: Err Msg: MSSPELL.DLL Is Not Compatible
Article ID: 117845
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
- Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
- Microsoft Mail Client 3.2
This article was previously published under Q117845
SYMPTOMS
When a user tries to choose Spelling from the Edit menu or uses the F7
shortcut key, the following error is received:
STOP The version of MSSPELL.DLL is not compatible
with this version of Mail.
CAUSE
This error occurs if the search path specified in the MS Proofing Tools
section of the WIN.INI file is pointing to an older version of the
MSSPELL.DLL file.
RESOLUTION
- Look in the WIN.INI file in the MS Proofing Tools section for the
location of MSSPELL.DLL.
- Go to the specified directory and check the date on the file.
If using version 3.2 of Mail for PC Networks, the file should be
dated no earlier than 03/24/93.
If using an earlier version of Mail, check the Windows client
software directory on the postoffice for the date of the
MSSPELL.DLL file located there. The copy of the file that is specified
by MS Proofing Tools should be no older than the file that is installed
by the Windows client Setup program on the Mail postoffice.
- Replace the older version of MSSPELL.DLL with the correct version
in the directory specified in the WIN.INI file.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20
Keywords: KB117845