Hi,
I'm using Outlook Express, version 6 I believe, it's on XP Media Center, the
problem
I'm having is the Spell Check is only in French and I don't have a selection
to change it to
any other language.

Thanks in Advance,
Craig

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 don’t 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~

wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm using Outlook Express, version 6 I believe, it's on XP Media Center,
the
problem
I'm having is the Spell Check is only in French and I don't have a
selection
to change it to
any other language.

Thanks in Advance,
Craig

Hi Craig,

If you are using Office 2007 on the computer, please downloading the
third-party free spell-checking programs available on the Internet to work
around it. Following is the related KB article:

932974 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/default...b;EN-US;932974

If you are using the old version of Office (such as Office XP, Office 2003)
on the computer, please install other language's proofing tools in the
Office suit.
---------------------
a. Click Start menu Control Panel Add or Remove Programs. Choose Office
2003 entry, click Change.
b. Choose Add or Remove Features, click Next.
c. Check "Choose advanced customization of applications.", click Next.
d. Come to Microsoft Office\Office Shared Features\Proofing Tools\, click
the right button of this entry, Choose "Run All from My Computer" instead
of Run from My
Computer, click Update.

By the way, I would like to let you know that we don't support Windows XP
Media Center Edition, it is recommended that you contact Microsoft Customer
Service and Support (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated Support
Professional can assist you in resolving the issue in a more efficient
manner. Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged
call.

To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
look at the web site listed below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...S;PHONENUMBERS

If you are outside the US please see: http://support.microsoft.com for
regional support phone numbers.

If you would like to work on this issue in the newsgroup, I am still glad
to help.

Sincerely,

Emily Lin,
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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What does 'we' and 'we don't support Windows XP Media Center Edition' actually mean in and beyond the context of this thread ?

Lifecycle http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectwin indicates mainstream though 2009 and extended through 2014 for all XP Media Center editions(2002 through 2005)

..winston

"Emily Lin [MSFT]" wrote in message ...
:: By the way, I would like to let you know that we don't support Windows XP
: Media Center Edition, it is recommended that you contact Microsoft Customer
: Service and Support (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated Support
: Professional can assist you in resolving the issue in a more efficient
: manner. Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged
: call.

"Emily Lin [MSFT]" wrote in message
...
Hi Craig,

If you are using Office 2007 on the computer, please downloading the
third-party free spell-checking programs available on the Internet to work
around it. Following is the related KB article:

932974 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/default...b;EN-US;932974

What an amazingly useless article and post, especially since Bruce already
gave the useful and correct information in many fewer words.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

Hi Craig,

Have you tried Bruce's suggestion or my suggestion to fix the spell check
issue in Outlook Express?

I am just writing to see how everything is going. If you have any updates
or need any further assistance on this issue, please feel free to let me
know. I am glad to be of assistance. :-)

Sincerely,

Emily Lin,
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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From:
Subject: SpellCheck
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:48:28 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress

Hi,
I'm using Outlook Express, version 6 I believe, it's on XP Media Center, the
problem
I'm having is the Spell Check is only in French and I don't have a selection
to change it to
any other language.

Thanks in Advance,
Craig

I'm sorry I am new with the Windows Vista, can anyone tell me how to set my
wordpad up to do a spell check?

" wrote:

Hi,
I'm using Outlook Express, version 6 I believe, it's on XP Media Center, the
problem
I'm having is the Spell Check is only in French and I don't have a selection
to change it to
any other language.

Thanks in Advance,
Craig

Windows Vista General Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vista.general
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Brandy" wrote in message
news
I'm sorry I am new with the Windows Vista, can anyone tell me how to set
my
wordpad up to do a spell check?

" wrote:

Hi,
I'm using Outlook Express, version 6 I believe, it's on XP Media Center,
the
problem
I'm having is the Spell Check is only in French and I don't have a
selection
to change it to
any other language.

Thanks in Advance,
Craig