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**Steven[_2_]**

I installed Office 2007.
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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What version of Office did you install?

Outlook Express program does not come with a spell checker. It will use
the spell checker from any of several Microsoft 32-bit programs. For
Word/Office, that would be versions 95 through 2003. Version 2007 is not
compatible with OE. For Works, that would be versions 4 through 6. If
using Works 4.0, a registry change is required. The Works 7+ spell
checker is not compatible with Outlook Express. There are also some
freeware/shareware spell checkers that work (see the URL in my signature).

Office 2007 RTM Issues:
After installing Office 2007 RTM, you don't have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages in
Outlook Express 6.0 after you install the 2007 Microsoft Office system
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=932974

For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
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

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

"Steven" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have Windows XP installed on my computer & recently installed MS Office
Word & Excel. I was told & have read that by doing so the spelling icon
in Outlook Express would be active. Unfortunatly it's still grayed out.
Any thoughts?

Steven