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Outlook Express requires a word processing or stand alone spell checking
application installed before spell checking can be enabled. |
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Problem
area: Outlook Express Spellchecking is not functional after installing an
enabling application (i.e. Office, Word, Works Suite that includes Word, etc.), try the steps below.
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!!!When tweaking your system files and/or registry,
always set a new restore point before making changes.
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To follow
the the steps below, you need to change the default Windows setting
for Hidden
Files and Folders.
- From the Explorer Menu bar Tools>Folder
Options> View Tab or
- by going to
Start> Control Panel> Folder Options>
View Tab.
- Uncheck the boxes that hide files.
Click for Example
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Open Explorer> Go to [Drive XP is installed]:\|Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof |
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Delete CSAPI3T1.DLL (If not found continue
to next step) |
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Put in the Windows XP CD |
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Go to Start>Run |
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In the Open box type
msconfig and then click OK |
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Click on the "Expand File" button located
in the bottom right corner of the System Configuration Utility |
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In the "File to Restore" box, type
in CSAPI3T1.DLL |
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In the "Restore From" box type in there
"?:\i386 \CSAPI3T1.DL_" without the quotes and substituting your
cd-rom drive letter in place
of the ? |
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In the "Save file in" box type "[Drive
XP is installed]:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof" without
the quotes |
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Click on the Expand button |
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If you
have trouble expanding the file. |
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Download
it from
HERE |
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Go back to C:\Program File\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\Proof |
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Rename CSAPI3T1.DL_ to CSAPI3T1.DLL
(I was told to do in lower case but everything else was in upper case-it
didn't matter which way I did it still worked) |
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Go into Outlook Express, open Tools
- Options and then go to the Spelling tab. Put a check mark in "Always check
spelling before sending." |
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Feedback from sources that have tried
the fix suggest you may need to reboot the computer to complete the fix. |
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Test by creating a new e-mail message
sent to yourself and spel sume wirds incorrektly. 8-) |
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I would like to thank
RC for the basic text of this article. Chris and Ron for suggestions |
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If the
above procedure doesn't fix the problem, check the links below for alternate
fixes. |
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 Ron
Bogart
Tech-Pro
Kelly's
Korner
MS
KB q224176 |
Major
Geeks
Eric
Miller's User Tips
MS
KB Q178238
WD97: Spelling, Grammar Not Available : KB
257643 |
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