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Resolved Outlook express language

Discussion in 'Microsoft Mail (Outlook / OE / Windows Mail)' started by courselangauge, 2009/07/03.

  1. 2009/07/03
    courselangauge

    courselangauge Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, My outlook express spell check drop down box only gives the option of French yet all my windows XP and explorer settings seem to be set to English (Aust) which is correct. Any ideas on how to change the spell check to English? It was only installed in the last couple of months so I assume it is the latest version.
     
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    MrBill

    MrBill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    What spell check are you using? OE doesn't have a built in Spell Checker. There are several that will work with it.
     
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  4. 2009/07/04
    Steve R Jones

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    Did you recently install Office 2007? If so, spell check in OE has been disabled and you'll have to find another solution like many of the free on line spell checkers.
     
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  5. 2009/07/05
    Arie

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  6. 2009/07/07
    courselangauge

    courselangauge Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks for your help. I did just install Office home and student 2007. How stupid are the guys at microsoft to not fix a simple thing like this. I will try a 3rd party spellchecker.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    I asked a guy at MS about this...His reply:

     
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    Arie

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    Steve, that is a stupid reply!

    Again, they broke it & refuse to fix it. They should have made a patch for OE so it could use the new spell checker, but instead they abandoned OE. Vista's mail client was 'supported' all of about 6 months before 'they' decided to drop it and go with Windows Life Mail instead.

    If you want a FREE email client I suggest you do not use a Microsoft product, you'll never know when they decide to drop support for it.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Well, I bet I don't even have to tell you which lead guy I quoted:eek: (he's the one with a real sense of humor)
     
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  10. 2009/07/19
    courselangauge

    courselangauge Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks,

    I have downloaded a third party spell checker and all is now OK although if Office disables the spell check I still do not understand why there was still a French only version of spellcheck available on OE6.
     
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