How Do I Get Rid Of This ??

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Oct 2004 8:09 am

Every time I send an e-mail I get an icon on my desktop that reads custom dic.

I have looked every where on my rig to find the source and delete it or maybe disable it but have found nothing related to it. I can delete the icon by sending it to recycle but I have to empy that to get rid of the icons.

Any ideas ??

Regards, Paul

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 21 Oct 2004 8:21 am

Paul, it sounds like "porn" to me! ....and since I recieve many of those, I don't have a clue as to how to eliminate them!

www.genejones.com

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Oct 2004 8:27 am

I got that impression at first too, Gene. But it won't open to anything and restore has no results either. If it were a porn pop-up, I think it would splatter me with things but it doesn't.

Regards, Paul

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 21 Oct 2004 10:17 am

What program to you use to send e-mail? custom.dic is most likely a dictionary file where your spell checher stores additional words that aren't in the normal dictionary file, but you have approved as okay.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Oct 2004 12:15 pm

That makes sense Will as I use a lot of jargon in my letters. But the question remains, how to stop it from putting an icon on my desktop everytime I use it...I wouldn't be without a spell check; I just want it to stop telling me when I've used it.

Regards, Paul

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 21 Oct 2004 12:50 pm

To be of any more assistance I'll need to know what program you use to send e-mail. Outlook? Outlook Express? Eudora? something web based like hotmail.com?

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 21 Oct 2004 1:23 pm

custom.dic is your dictionary file in Windows that ALL applications use. More than likely you added a word to your spellchecker dictionary and by accident you pointed it to the desktop. This file keep reappearing on your desktop because when it was saved it changed the registry key to point at the desktop. Do the following and please post the results for me to look at.

1. Click the start menu
2. Go to the RUN menu
3. type "regedit" (no quotes)
4. Once inside the registry edit application, go to the EDIT menu and select FIND.
5. type "custom.dic" (no quotes) in the box and click search
6. Keep hitting "FIND NEXT" until you come across the registry key titled "USER DICTIONARY PATH".
7. Right Click the "USER DICTIONARY PATH" and select Modify.
8. Copy that path and post it on the forum for me to look at.
9. Click cancel and close out of REGEDIT.

Thanks!
Mark

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Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 21 Oct 2004 4:49 pm

Mark: Got stalled on step 6. I got a list with small icon boxes with ab inserted in them and the following tags on them:

ab (default)
ab Custom Dict1
ab CustomDictDefault

and spell checks for American, UK and Australian English entries. There was nothing even similar to USER DICTIONARY PATH.

I haven't said this before but I am on Outlook Express.

Regards and Thanks, Paul

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 22 Oct 2004 5:54 am

Paul,

When you get to that step, do a CTRL+F to bring up the "find" dialog box again and then hit "FIND NEXT". Keep doing that until you find that registry key I told you about. Sorry if I forgot to write this step earlier.

Cheers!
Mark

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Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 22 Oct 2004 12:36 pm

Mark: No change this way either. It says searching registry and then a window saying it has searched the complete registry but no USER DICTIONARY PATH. I looked at all the file keys and nothing related to those terms is listed on the keys. This is a weird Compaq PC and people who have looked at it for me or tried to help me do things just shake their heads and walk away from it.

I suppose I should be content with what I DO have and stop gripping about little inconviences. But I really appreciate your helping; it just doesn't play out like the real ones do !

Regards, Paul

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 22 Oct 2004 12:58 pm

Paul,

What operating system do you have? Windows 98?

Mark

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Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 23 Oct 2004 5:38 am

Mark: I'm using the ME edition of windows.

Regards, Paul

Everett Cox · Post by **Everett Cox** » 23 Oct 2004 11:09 am

Paul-- Frome OutlookExpress' 'help':
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To check the spelling in messages

Outlook Express uses the spelling checker provided with the following Microsoft Office programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. If you do not have one of these programs installed, the Spelling command is not available.

In the New Message window, click Spelling on the toolbar, or on the Tools menu, click Spelling.
Note

To customize the way your spelling checker works, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then select the Spelling tab
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So, looks like OE does NOT have/use its own checker. I have used a FREE spell checker for years called 'All Purpose Spell Checker' that allows you to select almost ANY Windows text area and have the program spell check that text. Very convenient since APSC will work with nearly any other program's window.

Download APSC from
http://pricelessware.org/thelist/biz.htm

(scroll down near bottom of page)

Then, if you like it, disable spell checking in OE. If you need more assistance, holler.