[Glen]

I have installed Outlook Express and Office 97. For some reason when I try to
spell check I get an error message "an error occured while the spelling was
being checked"
I have uninstalled both apps and re-installed and still have this problem.
I am using XP home, OE v6 and Word97

Can anyone help me?

Glen

[Bruce Hagen]

Spell Checking does not work in OE:
http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/OE/OE_Spell%20check.htm
Or:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

And: An error occurred while the spelling was being checked or: Spell Check
was halted:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224176

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"Glen" <Glen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EE66A49-4FC1-4C1D-95EA-2D5883240FF8@microsoft.com...
>I have installed Outlook Express and Office 97. For some reason when I try
>to
> spell check I get an error message "an error occured while the spelling
> was
> being checked"
> I have uninstalled both apps and re-installed and still have this problem.
> I am using XP home, OE v6 and Word97
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Glen

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE]

"Glen" <Glen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EE66A49-4FC1-4C1D-95EA-2D5883240FF8@microsoft.com
> I have installed Outlook Express and Office 97. For some reason when
> I try to spell check I get an error message "an error occured while
> the spelling was being checked"
> I have uninstalled both apps and re-installed and still have this
> problem. I am using XP home, OE v6 and Word97
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Glen

You are probably missing CSAPI3T1.DLL in
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PROOF

You can expand it from CSAPI3T1.DL_ in the \i386 directory on your WinXP CD.
Go to Start | Run and type this command:

expand x:\i386\CSAPI3T1.DL_ C:\CSAPI3T1.DLL

Where X: is your CD drive. Then move it from the root directory of C: to
the PROOF folder. Some people also have to put it in the Outlook Express
program folder.

See also:
Cannot spell check with OE5 or OE6
Spelling Checker Does Not Run on Message in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224176

Spell Checker or Custom Dictionary Errors
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=178238

http://www.billsway.com/notes_public/Fix_OE_SpellCheck.txt

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