Spell Check Keeps Popping Up

Anonymous
2010-12-26T07:03:20+00:00

My spell check box keeps popping up out of the blue in my Word, Excel and Outlook. It will not go away and I can't type after the box pops up.  I have turned off auto spell check.  It just started doing this recently and I can't use my computer due to this.  How to fix and why did this occur? Thanks.

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2010-12-26T07:16:13+00:00

It could possibly be a faulty keyboard.  In Office applications, the F7 key launches the spell checker and perhaps it is being activated in some way.

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Anonymous
2010-12-29T10:54:37+00:00

Try to open Word 2010 programs in application safe and check.

Go to Start->Click on All programs-> Accessories-> Run->

Type winword /safe and Click on ok (Note: There should be a space between d and ‘/’)

If it works fine in application safe, then try to disable the adobe addins.

How to disable Add-ins in Word 2010:-

Step1: Click the File Tab in Word 2010 and Click Word Options.

Step2: In the left hand side of the Word Options dialog box, click Add-Ins.

Step3: Under ‘Manage’ Click the COM Add-ins

Step4: Uncheck all the Add-Ins listed under COM Add-ins.

Step5: Click close and restart Word.

Ganesh Kumar N

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-01-08T03:05:27+00:00

    Happy to report that I seem to have solved the problem and it did not require wiping the computer clean. I did the following:

    1. I ran 3 virus scans: Microsoft Essentials (regular security on my computer), then turned off Microsoft Essentials real time scanning in order to run ComboFix, which cleaned up files a bit (including Lenovo files that clutter things up), but didn't find anything, and Malwarebytes, which also didn't find anything.
    2. Under Word Options, Languages, I deleted all languages except English.
    3. Under Windows Firewall, I unticked Remote Assistance, not allowing it to communicate through the Firewall
    4. I uninstalled Intel Management Engine, which is an authorized remote assistance service used by businesses

    I'm not running the spell check.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T20:38:15+00:00

    I'm sorry for people who are not familiar with computers, this is hard to follow. 

    Is there any possibility you could put this in steps?

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