This hotfix will update your spelling checker, thesaurus, grammar checker, and specialized dictionaries to the latest Dutch spellings. On October 15, 2005, the new edition of the Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal (Wordlist of the Dutch Language), which describes the official spelling guidelines for the Dutch language, was released by the Dutch Language Union. Compared to the last edition (1995), the number of changes in this edition are limited. For example, there are no longer any exceptions to the linking "n" rules. Additionally, word-level changes were made to increase the spelling conformity among words. These include, among others, the use of capitalization for peoples and nations, the spelling of diminutives, and the spelling of English compounds.

The Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) hereby declares that the Dutch spelling checker that was developed by Polderland Language & Speech Technology follows the rules and principles of the official Dutch spelling as defined by the Nederlandse Taalunie. Upon evaluation, no deviations to the official spelling were found.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 Proofing Tools Kit for the Dutch spelling checker hotfix package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/f/90f4e442-eb69-4438-b089-5c4d4ca9dc00/officexp-kb910290-glb.exe) Release Date: December 9, 2005

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Prerequisites

• The optimized version and the full-file version of this hotfix are post-Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfixes. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed. For more information about Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  832671  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=832671/ ) Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
• The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version of Windows Installer. For more information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  330537  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=330537/ ) Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
• The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.

Known issues

The current AutoCorrect list may change "procedé" to "procédé." According to the new spelling reform rules, this change is incorrect.

You can manually change the AutoCorrect list to remove this entry. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Word 2002.
2. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.
3. Click the AutoCorrect tab.
4. In the Replace box, type procedé.
   
   Note The incorrect entry pair will appear highlighted in a two-column list on the AutoCorrect tab.
5. Click Delete.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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