dict.u in windows directory on Terminal

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We have an application that only has one minor problem running on Terminal Server 2003. When someone runs a spell check, it does fine, however when they try to add something to the user dictionary, the program bombs if more than one person is trying to do this at a time (since they appear to be hitting the same file).

I copied the file to the windows directory in the terminal users profile directory, any suggestions on how to redirect the access to this file from c:\windows to their profile version of this file?

I'm confident that the answer will be the application needs to be rewritten, but am hoping not.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

I assume that you installed the program while the TS was in
"install mode" (either through Add/Remove programs or with the
"change user /install" command)? That should see to it that
changes made to the CURRENT_USER portion of the registry during
setup of the application are copied to each users profile during
logon.
You could check where the path to the dictionary is specified. If
the application has written to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then you're probably out of luck.

Can you configure the path to the dictionary from within the
application (and point each user to his own version)?