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phantom custom.dic file! Help

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by mullanj21

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I'm running Win98 second edition and am running Outlook Express as my mail client. My problem is when sending mail, a 'custom.dic', file is placed on my desktop. The file does not contain any information (0 bytes). Does anoyne have a remedy for this. Any help is appreciated. Cheer's.

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by thechas

Did you used to have Office or Works on this PC?

Custom.dic is the file with your added dictionary words.

Sometimes, when Windows cannot find the original folder for the file, it will store it in either My Computer, or on the desktop.

I would try using the spell options, and saving your custom dictionary file to a specific folder.

That should take care of where it will store the file from now on.

If not, you may need to go into Word or Works, and specify the path for the user dictionary.

Chas

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