How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Outlook Express spell checker reverts to French after 2007 Install

The Desert Skies — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:40:05 GMT

After completing an installation of Office 2007 Enterprise at the office I went into Outlook Express

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Keith Seddon — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:59:46 GMT

How do I get OE to check spelling in BRITISH English?

I have run the program from http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlspelloe.html

but this puts only an English (U.S.) dictionary into OE...

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Keith Seddon — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:02:16 GMT

Excellent!

But now I have American spellings, which keeps getting tripped up by my BRITISH spellings!

How do I get English (U.K.) into OE?

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Susin Carter — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:23:55 GMT

THANK YOU ! We have been trying to correct this problem and nothing worked until this. Thank you, thank you.

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

LightHouse — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:13:15 GMT

p.s. to last message:

It appears I have both Microsoft Word 2002 (from the Works Suite 2006) and also from the Programs list I can choose to use the new version of Word that came with the Office H & S 2007. It takes a minute to Configure to use Word 2007 product but it is there :-)

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

LightHouse — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:18:28 GMT

For those who want to keep their language (get it back?) here is what I did. (I am not a tech!)

I uninstalled my new Office Product (Home and Student 2007) using a Restore Point in my Windows XP Home.

This left me needing to re-install /re-activate my Microsoft Works 2006 and after I did this I found on my Programs List the Office Language Settings Option to set my Default Language to English Canada.

Then when I re-installed The Microsoft Office H & S 2007 > Custom and Keep Old Product it remembered the Default language. (Down side??? It kept the old version of Word 2002 but since I liked it anyway not an issue for me :-) )

I hope that made sense and would work for others.

This advice is at your own risk as only you know your computer :-(

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Glynis Geen — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:40:07 GMT

Thats all well and good. fixing OE spell checker to English (US). but I require English (australian)spell checker does anyone know how to fix this?

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Polly — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:54:30 GMT

Thanks so much! I'll definitely bookmark this site to My Favorites!

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Bill — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:50:22 GMT

As everyone else has said, mercy bo coo. I was going a bit gaga trying to figure how to fix that dictionary.

re: How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Jim — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:54:42 GMT

WOW! That was easy. thanks so much!!!