"8228" wrote:

I have a brand new PC with XP and MS Office Home and Student 2007 and my
Outlook Express only had French and no other choice for language for Spell
Check.

I downloaded the Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

It only took a few minutes and now I have English in my OE.

Why doesn't MS have this in their fixes? Went to the MS download site, and
made sure that I had all my critical updates done, expecting that to fix the
French only problem, but it didn't. I had to find the answer myself here.

Very annoying and time consuming.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

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

Your post was extremely helpful and was a lifesaver to me. Thanks a bunch!

"8228" wrote:

I have a brand new PC with XP and MS Office Home and Student 2007 and my
Outlook Express only had French and no other choice for language for Spell
Check.

I downloaded the Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

It only took a few minutes and now I have English in my OE.

Why doesn't MS have this in their fixes? Went to the MS download site, and
made sure that I had all my critical updates done, expecting that to fix the
French only problem, but it didn't. I had to find the answer myself here.

Very annoying and time consuming.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

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

I just tried to load an old Office 2003 on my computer to load the english
dictionary. It will not allow me to use the product key code. Can you offer
further assistance? Thanks,
Jane

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

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

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing Tools. This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install all of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found in the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

If it rejects the product key when you enter it, that means that either
the key is not for that product, or you mistyped it. Double check it.

--

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



"jane" wrote in message
...
I just tried to load an old Office 2003 on my computer to load the
english
dictionary. It will not allow me to use the product key code. Can you
offer
further assistance? Thanks,
Jane

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check
is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

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

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice
of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially
other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a
number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem
is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing
Tools. This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own
proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not
been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers,
and I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install
all of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found
in the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing
Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a
Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language
(Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible
to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United
Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages
list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

I'm sorry, but I find it ridiculous to find that we users of Microsoft
software, IE, and OE should trust 3rd party freeware when Microsoft should
have made a fix to this problem, a long time ago.

I now have TWO computers of the 10 or so on my network that are stuck in
French, and lucky for me I know how to spell (other users, not so lucky!)

I will NOT use freeware, and I will NOT install Office 2003 etc, when it is
Microsoft's problem that they should have released a fix for this... Users
should not have to resort to either of these go-around type fixes.

WHERE IS THE FIX -- MICROSOFT??

Just call me an 'old fart', but I think when you buy a product, the product
should actually work!

-- old fart from Florida --

You're preaching to the choir here, OFfFL

What happened to customer service? wrote:
I'm sorry, but I find it ridiculous to find that we users of Microsoft
software, IE, and OE should trust 3rd party freeware when Microsoft should
have made a fix to this problem, a long time ago.

I now have TWO computers of the 10 or so on my network that are stuck in
French, and lucky for me I know how to spell (other users, not so lucky!)

I will NOT use freeware, and I will NOT install Office 2003 etc, when it
is
Microsoft's problem that they should have released a fix for this...
Users
should not have to resort to either of these go-around type fixes.

WHERE IS THE FIX -- MICROSOFT??

Just call me an 'old fart', but I think when you buy a product, the
product
should actually work!

-- old fart from Florida --

Outlook Express has /never/ had a spell check of its own, so there is
nothing to fix.

What about all the people that never had an Office program? They never had a
spell check for OE unless they got a third party program.

Guess what? I have never used Office and have always used a third party
spell check.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"What happened to customer service?" What happened to customer
wrote in message
...
I'm sorry, but I find it ridiculous to find that we users of Microsoft
software, IE, and OE should trust 3rd party freeware when Microsoft should
have made a fix to this problem, a long time ago.

I now have TWO computers of the 10 or so on my network that are stuck in
French, and lucky for me I know how to spell (other users, not so lucky!)

I will NOT use freeware, and I will NOT install Office 2003 etc, when it
is
Microsoft's problem that they should have released a fix for this...
Users
should not have to resort to either of these go-around type fixes.

WHERE IS THE FIX -- MICROSOFT??

Just call me an 'old fart', but I think when you buy a product, the
product
should actually work!

-- old fart from Florida --

"What happened to customer service?" What happened to customer
wrote in message
...
I'm sorry, but I find it ridiculous to find that we users of Microsoft
software, IE, and OE should trust 3rd party freeware when Microsoft should
have made a fix to this problem, a long time ago.

I now have TWO computers of the 10 or so on my network that are stuck in
French, and lucky for me I know how to spell (other users, not so lucky!)

I will NOT use freeware, and I will NOT install Office 2003 etc, when it
is
Microsoft's problem that they should have released a fix for this...
Users
should not have to resort to either of these go-around type fixes.

WHERE IS THE FIX -- MICROSOFT??

Just call me an 'old fart', but I think when you buy a product, the
product
should actually work!

-- old fart from Florida --

It doesn't matter how ridiculous you think it is. The bug is there and
won't be fixed.

Microsoft doesn't care about OE and doesn't read this newsgroup.

If you refuse to use freeware, then you can't use OE, which is freeware.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

i just tried the magorgeeks download and i know have english in the oe6
instead of french. well the french is still there but the english is the
default. happy times are here
again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

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

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing Tools. This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install all of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found in the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?