Autocorrect will not save in W2K

[vidon]

Since upgrading to Windows 2000, we've been experiencing a problem with Word 2000 Autocorrect. Word will remember new autocorrect entries only during that session -- as soon as the workstation is shut down, those entries are erased. Autotext entries are saved with no problems...

Has anyone experienced something similar?

 

[Dreamboat]

Obviously the user does not have rights to the registry. Specifically somewhere under:

hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\office\
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[vidon]

Next question.. ;-)

Can I grant the user rights to the registry without making them a power user or an admin?

Thanks

 

[vidon]

I found the culprit!

My users were switching language settings on me! The workstations default to Australian English -- but many documents they process were created in US English.

They've been setting up their autocorrect in a manner that associates it with the Australian setting. Then, they've been logging on in separate sessions to process US English documents -- and lo and behold, their autocorrect is missing! Only to reappear as soon as they change back to Aussie English...

;-)

I suppose it's always the obvious thing...