Re: spell check in outlook express 6

From: Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS] (hhh_at_kvoa.com)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:30:53 -0700

Outlook Express does not come with a spell checker. It will use the spell
checker from any of several Microsoft 32-bit (Win95/98/NT4 specific)
programs. If using Works 4.0, a registry change is required (the spell
checker included with Works 7 will NOT work at all):

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=137178
Microsoft Exchange Cannot Open Custom Dictionary

Reportedly, if you install the free trial version of some Microsoft products
such as Front Page or Publisher, and then uninstall them, the spell checker
will be left behind. There are also some shareware spell checkers that may
work, look here:

http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

If you have one of the Microsoft products that supply the spell checker
installed, these articles might help:

Spell Checker or Custom Dictionary Errors
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=178238
Spelling Checker Does Not Run on Message in Outlook Express 5
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224176
Spelling and Grammar Options Not Available in Outlook Express 5
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232950
OLEXP: Spelling Checker Canceled if VB 6 or Access 97 Running
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282807
OLEXP: Err Msg: An Error Occurred While the Spelling Was ...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=253351

Restoring csapi3t1.dll file, a common problem with an XP upgrade:

How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm
Spell Checker Not Working in Windows XP
http://www2.cajun.net/~theriots/blk/xp_oe.htm#xp_spell_checker

Hal 

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"Rose" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ac4e01c40739$89e89d30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have just upgraded to winXP.  When I ask for a spell
> check I get a message saying "An error occurred while
> spelling was being checked."  This message comes up as
> soon as I click on spell check.  Then when I go to send I
> get another message " The spell check on this document
> was halted."
>
> How do I activate the spell check please.

Relevant Pages

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    (microsoft.public.office.misc)
  • Re: Office 2007 Defects
    ... You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages in Outlook ... The workaround for this problem is to install the English dictionary ... Microsoft is aware of the issue and what we should expect: ...
    (microsoft.public.office.misc)
  • Re: outlook express
    ... > I have Windows XP home on my laptop with microsoft word97 installed. ... > outlook express version 6. ... The spell checker will not function at all when ... accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support ...
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  • Re: Spellchecking with WINXP
    ... Spell-checking has nothing to with the operating system. ... So, for example, if you create a text document in Microsoft Word ... If it's Outlook Express, be aware that Outlook Express does *not* have ... Outlook Express uses the spell ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Why did Outlook Express 6 on Win XP SP1 suddenly stop working?
    ... I just ran into a client today that had similar problems and ... or always" have spell check errors when trying to run it on Outlook Express. ... > | of the spell checker to even start up in OE6, ...
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