Outlook Express' spell check broke when I upgraded to XP, how do I fix it?

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I NOW HAVE XP PRO. AND OUTLOOK EXPRESS DOESN'T HAVE SPELLING CHECKER. HOW DO I GET IT BACK ?

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I clicked F7 for spelling area and it's now working. It's in gray area. I do not know how to fix it? Thanks................

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http://www.tweakxp.com/article139870.aspx

Hi I would like to put into my PC the spelling program, thank.

Spelling is usually a feature of a specific program like Outlook Express, or Microsoft Word. Check the program you're using and want spell checking in ... it might already be there.

Microsoft does not include spell checking as part of Outlook Express. You need to have Microsoft Office installed in order for the button to be click-able. If you do not have Office, there are some inexpensive third party solutions available, like the one found at www.abcspell.com.

Hope this helps.

OK, most XP machines cannot run SFC since there is no CD for them to run from. I've got a pretty strange one. Word shows the spellcheck as English, but OE shows the spellcheck as French(France). If one changes it, it doesn't stay changed but reverts right back to French(France) I've hacked the registry. SFC keeps asking for a CD which I don't have. Windows XP came pre-installed.

When spell checking outgoing email in Outlook a message appears from Microsoft Internet Explorer, "The spelling in this item can't be checked. Try again later."

I recently upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 and tried using Outlook. I didn't like so I went back to using Outlook Express. Now my spell checker in Outlook Express is in FRENCH! How do I fix THAT!

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