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Q189894: WD97: Cannot Find Thesaurus Error After Installing Works 4.5a

Article: Q189894
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 4.5a,Service Release 2 (SR-2)
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Works, version 4.5a 
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, version Service Release 2 (SR-2) 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you install Works 4.5a after installing Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 2
(SR-2), the Word 97 SR-2 thesaurus is replaced by the Works 4.5a thesaurus. The
Works 4.5a thesaurus does not function properly and the following will occur:

- In Works 4.5a, when you try to use the thesaurus, you will receive the
  following error message:

  Cannot find the Thesaurus files. Run Works Setup again.

  -or-

- In Word 97 SR-2, when you try to use the thesaurus, one of the following
  occurs:

   - Word tries to use the United Kingdom thesaurus even though you are set up
     for US English; hence you receive the following error message:

  Word cannot find the thesaurus file msth_en.lex for English (United States)".

     -or-

   - Nothing happens when you try to use the thesaurus.

RESOLUTION
==========

Reinstall Word 97 SR-2 to replace the Works 4.5 thesaurus with the Word 97 SR-2
thesaurus.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For more information about installing Word 97 SR-2, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: err msg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbHomeProdSearch kbWorksSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 kbWord97SR2 kbWorks450a
Version           : :4.5a,Service Release 2 (SR-2)
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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