Spelling check

[Ken]

I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?

[Ramesh]

Ken,

Per Microsoft, you require MS Office to be installed to enable spell check
in OE. This is true. The following application copies spellcheck engine and
creates the registry keys required:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A

You dont need to manually extract csapi3t1.dll. The above fix does it all
automatically.

--
Ramesh



"Ken" > wrote in message
...
I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?

[Perdita X. Dream]

Ken wrote:
> I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
> WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
> used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?

It only "worked there" because you had an Office Family application
installed. No Windows OS has ever had a native spellchecker (I assume you're
talking about OE?). Install Office - or Works Suite (*NOT* vanilla Works).
There are a number of freeware checkers out there, but I've not used any so
I cannot vouch for their efficaciousness.

By the way, you could have found this information yourself had you made use
of the resources at your disposal (like OE's help, for example).


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Outlook Express, as you've discovered, has no spell-checking
capabilities of its own. Instead, it relies upon the presence of
other Microsoft applications, such as the Office Suite, Word, or the
Works _Suite_ (which includes Word, not the regular Works). There are
also some 3rd-party shareware/freeware solutions available at any of
the many shareware sites on the Internet

Spell Magic seems well thought-of, though I haven't tried it myself:
http://www.alcodasoftware.com/spell-magic.htm.


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"Ken" > wrote in message
...
> I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
> WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
> used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?

[Papa]

Actually OE can use other 32-bit spell check programs, it doesn't have to be
a Microsoft product. Several are downloadable, and are free. Do a Google
search.

"Ramesh" > wrote in message
...
>
> Ken,
>
> Per Microsoft, you require MS Office to be installed to enable spell
check
> in OE. This is true. The following application copies spellcheck engine
and
> creates the registry keys required:
>
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A
>
> You dont need to manually extract csapi3t1.dll. The above fix does it all
> automatically.
>
> --
> Ramesh
>
>
>
> "Ken" > wrote in message
> ...
> I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
> WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
> used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?
>
>

[Ramesh]

The one which I suggested is a third-party product. However, the spell check
engine is same as that of office. (csapi3..dll)


"Papa" > wrote in message
...
Actually OE can use other 32-bit spell check programs, it doesn't have to be
a Microsoft product. Several are downloadable, and are free. Do a Google
search.

"Ramesh" > wrote in message
...
>
> Ken,
>
> Per Microsoft, you require MS Office to be installed to enable spell
check
> in OE. This is true. The following application copies spellcheck engine
and
> creates the registry keys required:
>
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A
>
> You dont need to manually extract csapi3t1.dll. The above fix does it all
> automatically.
>
> --
> Ramesh
>
>
>
> "Ken" > wrote in message
> ...
> I do not see how to activate the spell check program for
> WindowsXP. I see the icon but it is not active. I have
> used Windows 98 and it worked there. Any suggestions?
>
>