Unable to spell check because of missing file

[Cheryl]

When I press spell check, it says it can't find the file. How do I
fix/repair it?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Open a Word document that has this problem. Press Ctrl+A to
select all of the text, click on Tools | Language | Set Language
| <choose your language> | uncheck the "Detect language
automatically" and "Do not check spelling or grammar" boxes |
Default | OK, and press F7 to rerun spellcheck. If you are
prompted to save changes to your Normal.dot global template, say yes.

 

[Michelle]

I'm having the same problem as Cheryl, and the file that it says is missing
is a .dll file. I don't know *why* the spellcheck .dll file is missing
because I never ever delete .dlls, but it is. I uninstalled and re-installed
my Office 2000 Small Business applications and it is no help, nor is the fix
listed here as those check boxes are already unchecked when I go to Set
Language.

What is going on?