The words "Friendster," "Klum," "Nazr," "Obama," and "Racicot" are not recognized when you check the spelling in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008

In Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008, when you check the spelling of English language text in an application that uses the English dictionary, all the following words cannot be recognized and are flagged as being misspelled:

• Friendster
• Klum
• Nazr
• Obama
• Racicot

One example of an application that uses the English dictionary is Windows Mail.

Consider the following example scenario:

• You compose an e-mail message in Windows Mail.
• In the Options dialog box, on the Spelling tab, under Language, you select English.
• You type a word that appears in the previous list.

In this scenario, this word is flagged as being misspelled.

Note This issue also occurs if the application uses the German dictionary.

Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Update for Windows Vista (KB955020)
Download the 955020 package now.

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB955020)
Download the update 955020 package now.

Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB955020)
Download the update 955020 package now.

Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB955020)
Download the update 955020 package now.

Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB955020)
Download the update 955020 package now.

Release Date: July 8, 2008

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Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Hotfix replacement information

This update does not replace any previously released hotfixes.

File information

The English 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 item in Control Panel.

Note This update contains many additional support files. The following lists display the files that are changed in the component only.

Windows Vista, x86-based versions

Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, x86-based versions

Windows Vista, x64-based versions

Windows Vista SP1and Windows Server 2008, x64-based versions

Windows Vista, Itanium-based versions

To work around this issue, add the word to the dictionary. To do this, perform one of the following actions.

Note These two actions apply to Windows Mail only.

• Right-click the flagged word, and then click Add to Dictionary.
• Click Add to Dictionary in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box.

When you add the word to the dictionary, the word is added to the Custom.dic dictionary file.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Some words may not be in the English language dictionary or in the German language dictionary in programs that run on Windows Vista or on Windows Server 2008. When a word is not in the dictionary, the spelling checker tries to suggest words that have spellings that resemble the unrecognized word.

Occasionally, Microsoft updates the standard dictionaries. The words "Friendster," "Klum," "Nazr," "Obama," and "Racicot" are currently not in the English-language dictionary.

This update automatically adds these words to the English-language dictionary and to the German-language dictionary. You can also add these words by using the steps in the "Workaround" section.

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