Re: an error occured while the spelling was being checked

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From: Bruce Hagen (Nospam_at_mymail.invalid)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:10:04 -0700

The third link should help you out.

Spell Checking does not work in OE:

http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/OE/OE_Spell%20check.htm

Or:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

And: An error occurred while the spelling was being checked or: Spell
Check was halted:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224176

Or, you can download a free spell check at these sites. They work
quite well.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1040780059

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

http://www.megspace.com/computers/tinyspell/ 

-- 
Bruce Hagen
   ~IB-CA~
"Eamonn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1fce801c45865$86d677c0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am running XP with OE 6.00.28 and I get this message
> when ever I do a spell check.  I have been to the
> Microsoft site, and followed the instructions to load a
> spell checker from one of the MS programs.  I had an old
> copy of Word 97.  Spellchecker works in Word, but not in
> OE.  I have checked the registry to ensure that the
> values correspond to a file on my computer, they do.
> Still no spellchecker.  Any ideas, of should I just
> switch to Netscape!
>
> Thanks

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