This error is caused by the "Speech and Handwriting Recognition" feature
of MS Office. You can turn this feature off by going to the Add/Remove
Programs applet in Control Panel. Click on the entry for MS Office and
then on "Change". Browse to "Office Shared Features," "Alternative User
Input," and make Speech and Handwriting Recognition (both) "Not
available" from the drop-down box.
No, sorry. You might want to check in one of the Office newsgroups; I'm
sure someone there has an answer for you. Here is a link to a list of
all the MS newsgroups: