Word crashes after update when changing language of DOC

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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I updated office to 12.1.3 (this is word's version) and also installed the 12.1.4 Entourage update. (Running OS X 10.5.5 - with all updates)

When I change the language on a word document to Spanish, word crashes immediately. Otherwise it works.

I have repaired permissions - but this does not help. (Problem report is pasted below)

Any idea? Thanks

rocess: Microsoft Word [38290]
Path: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word
Identifier: com.microsoft.Word
Version: 12.1.3 (12.1.3)
Build Info: Unknown-80930~0
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [120]

Date/Time: 2008-11-03 09:42:44.935 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F33)
Report Version: 6

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x00000000000001e4
Crashed Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96db170e small_free_list_remove_ptr + 158
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96dae166 szone_free + 2860
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96dad5ad free + 106
3 com.microsoft.speller.spanish 0x3cdb3f5c cSFile::mClose() + 538
4 com.microsoft.speller.spanish 0x3cdcb050 TUserDictionary::mLoadDictionary() + 3438
5 com.microsoft.speller.spanish 0x3cdbf256 Spell_OpenDic + 1052
6 com.microsoft.speller.spanish 0x3cdb5949 SpellerOpenLex + 89
7 com.microsoft.mcp 0x016b2b00 ProofInit + 418
8 com.microsoft.Word 0x009ca521 wdGetApplicationObject + 2707871
9 com.microsoft.Word 0x009ca7eb wdGetApplicationObject + 2708585
10 com.microsoft.Word 0x009cab55 wdGetApplicationObject + 2709459
11 com.microsoft.Word 0x009ccd64 wdGetApplicationObject + 2718178
12 com.microsoft.Word 0x008b7a69 wdGetApplicationObject + 1582823
13 com.microsoft.Word 0x008b7ab1 wdGetApplicationObject + 1582895
14 com.microsoft.Word 0x009d5a5f wdGetApplicationObject + 2754269
15 com.microsoft.Word 0x002f2490 0x1000 + 3085456
16 com.microsoft.Word 0x002d9d4a 0x1000 + 2985290
17 com.microsoft.office_library 0x02062bcb MsoEvaluateEvents + 289
18 com.microsoft.Word 0x006dc328 wdCommandDispatch + 3928952
19 com.microsoft.Word 0x006e079a wdCommandDispatch + 3946474
20 com.microsoft.Word 0x00007c4b 0x1000 + 27723
21 com.microsoft.Word 0x00c5cbe1 0x1000 + 12958689
22 com.microsoft.Word 0x00007e9c 0x1000 + 28316
23 com.microsoft.Word 0x00686272 wdCommandDispatch + 3576514
24 com.microsoft.Word 0x00aea41e wdGetApplicationObject + 3887260
25 com.microsoft.office_library 0x02239ce5 SetWindowsHookExA + 397
26 com.microsoft.office_library 0x0223dd40 DispatchMessageA + 240
27 com.microsoft.office_library 0x0223de06 DispatchMessageA + 438
28 com.microsoft.office_library 0x0223ce4d FSetWLMEventState + 889
29 com.microsoft.mcp 0x0161856c MEventHandler::FRemoveHandler(unsigned long, unsigned long) + 478
30 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9056f303 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1181
31 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9056e73d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
32 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9056e5a2 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 58
33 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9059cf14 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 356
34 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9056f6bc DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2134
35 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9056e73d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
36 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9058b092 SendEventToEventTarget + 52
37 com.microsoft.m

 

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After troubleshooting various settings and almost removing office to reinstall. I started deleting some of the preference files one by one. It appears the culprit was "Proofing Tools Preferences". After its removal, it got recreated and so far the crash caused by switching languages appears to have stopped.

I moved from PC to MAC just recently and so far the only thing that crashes on my MAC is the only Microsoft application I have, Office.