This is from the documentation and I don't know if it will answer your questions, but you might want to check the windows file setups on those specific machines.

With the CPRS GUI, it is possible to do a spelling check of TIU documents, provided MS Word has been installed on the workstation, and spelling is enabled. CPRS uses the same dictionaries and settings as are in effect for MS Word.

These nine files have been made available as the CPRS Spelling Dictionary supplement:

·         CPRSlex-ab.dic

·         CPRSlex-c.dic

·         CPRSlex-caps.dic

·         CPRSlex-de.dic

·         CPRSlex-fh.dic

·         CPRSlex-ilwz.dic

·         CPRSlex-mo.dic

·         CPRSlex-pr.dic

·         CPRSlex-sv.dic

These files contain about 50,000 words from the VistA Lexicon. They are one way to provide medical words for CPRS to check. Local use of them is optional, and does not supersede other methods of providing a medical vocabulary.

You may download dictionary files from the CPRS Website at

http://vista.med.va.gov/cprs/html/technical_info_.html

and then clicking on Spellcheck zip file.

To use these files:

1.       Save the files into the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\ directory or whichever Windows directory holds the files with “.lex” and “.dic” extensions.

2.       From Word for Windows, select Tools | Options…

3.       Select the Spelling & Grammar tab.

4.       Click the Dictionaries… button. The nine dictionary files are listed in the Custom dictionaries window.

5.       Make sure all nine files names have a check beside them.

6.       Click OK until all dialogs are closed.

Also, while on the Spelling & Grammar tab, make sure that the following items are checked:

·         Check spelling as you type

·         Always suggest corrections

Ignore Internet and file addresses, and be sure that the following items are NOT checked:

·         Hide spelling error in this document

·         Suggest from main dictionary only

·         Ignore words in UPPERCASE

·         Ignore words with numbers

To Use the spelling checker in the CPRSGUI, create a TIU document. Position the cursor at the beginning of the TIU document. Right click in the document and choose Check Spelling. The Spell Checker feature in Microsoft Word will be activated, and will operate exactly as it does in Word.

Sorry, that link is not publically available, but it is not needed either.  You should only need the last portion:

To Use the spelling checker in the CPRSGUI, create a TIU document.

Position the cursor at the beginning of the TIU document. Right click in the document and choose Check Spelling. The Spell Checker feature in Microsoft Word will be activated, and will operate exactly as it does in Word.

Our facility recently upgraded to Office 2007 from Office 2003 as well (some would say downgraded, but I like Office 2007).  So far, I've heard of no issues regarding the Spell Checker functionality in our current version of CPRS.  I've tested it personally and it worked as expected.

However, in the past when using Office 2003, we encountered issues that could possibly affect Office 2007 in the same way.  We had users that would attempt to perform a spell check and CPRS would hesitate, then freeze up or crash.  Usually we had to 'kill' CPRS using the Task Manager.  Unfortunately, I don't recall whether there were any actual error messages, or if the system just froze up.

I was able to determine that this occured in situations where the user had never opened Microsoft Word prior to performing a spell check in CPRS.  This step is necessary at least once so that Word will perform a sort of mini-install.  This is a 'per user' setting on each PC.  Once a user completed this step, they no longer had any further issues using the Spell Check feature from that point forward on that particular PC (the step never has to be repeated again).  However, if they signed in on a computer they had never before used or had never ran Word, and did not complete this step of opening Word and letting it complete it's mini-install, they would again experience CPRS crashing!

This may not be related to your issue, but it's worth looking into and may help someone else.

Hartsel E. Bryant, CAS

Welch Community Hospital

WV DHHR

A compatibility issue has been confirmed by MIcrosoft between the spell check dictionaries used in Office 2007 and some programs, especially Outlook Express, that previously utilized older versions of the Word Spell Check dictionaries such as Office 2003.  See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974.

CPRS may possibly be affected by this issue.  But on the other hand, if that were the case, I don't see how some folks CAN use the spell check function in CPRS and others can't.

However, if you'd like, try this. Leave Office 2007 installed.  Install ONLY the Proofing Tools from Office 2003 per these steps:

1.  To install only the Proofing Tools from Office 2003, run the Office Setup and choose the Custom Option.

2.  Uncheck all programs in the list and add a check to choose the options at the bottom of the Programs list. 

3.  On the next screen, set each top level item to be "Not Available" (red X icon).

4.  Expand the "Office Shared Features" branch and locate "Proofing Tools" in the list. 

5.  Expand "Proofing Tools" and of course choose English, setting it to "Run From My Computer". 

6.  Then simply finish the installation.

Hartsel E. Bryant, CAS

Welch Community Hospital

WV DHHR