British/UK spellchecker for Outlook Express or a Fix?

[happy37]

Hi all

Just wanted to know if there is a free British/UK spellchecker for Outlook
Express available?

Does anyone out there know of one and where I can get hold of it, please?

As I have got Office 2007 installed on my PC, I have read on the Internet
that Office 2007 “breaks†the Spell check function in Outlook Express?

Otherwise, could I not use the Office 2007 British/UK spell-check function
in Outlook Express?

I have also read that I can install an earlier spellchecker from Office 2003
or XP -if I can do this with your detailed instructions...can this still be
done withouthaving to worry about installing impending Office updates for
Office 2003 or not?

How do I go about installing the earlier spellchecker from Office 2003 or
Office XP? -please provide detailed instructions.

How can the impending updates for Office 2003 or XP be “fixed†so that I
won't have to install them as I won't need them, will I?

What would I have to do to resolve the situation after I have re-installed
Office 2007 with the spellchecker from either Office 2003 or XP.

All responses gratefully received.

Regards

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

You could just learn to spell, and then you wouldn't need to demand free
detailed instructions from us.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Happy,

Outlook Express has never had its own proofing tools. It has piggy backed onto the Office proofing tools in prior verisions.
Office 2007 uses new proofing tools and the Outlook Express/Internet Explorer team has not updated to use those tools.

If you install Office 2003, even in a partial or custom installation, for just the proofing tools for example, you will generally
be asked to download the updates as the updates are provided at the CD product level, not based on installed features. If you're
using MS Update you can change the settings to ask you before installing and then just say no/don't ask about this update again.

There is at least one location that has free Outlook Express spellers other than U.S. English, including a British one at
http://tinyspell.m6.net/dict.htm
but note the disclaimer there as well.

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Hi all

Just wanted to know if there is a free British/UK spellchecker for Outlook
Express available?

Does anyone out there know of one and where I can get hold of it, please?

As I have got Office 2007 installed on my PC, I have read on the Internet
that Office 2007 "breaks" the Spell check function in Outlook Express?

Otherwise, could I not use the Office 2007 British/UK spell-check function
in Outlook Express?

I have also read that I can install an earlier spellchecker from Office 2003
or XP -if I can do this with your detailed instructions...can this still be
done withouthaving to worry about installing impending Office updates for
Office 2003 or not?

How do I go about installing the earlier spellchecker from Office 2003 or
Office XP? -please provide detailed instructions.

How can the impending updates for Office 2003 or XP be "fixed" so that I
won't have to install them as I won't need them, will I?

What would I have to do to resolve the situation after I have re-installed
Office 2007 with the spellchecker from either Office 2003 or XP.

All responses gratefully received.

Regards >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[happy37]

Hi Bob

Quote: -

“If you install Office 2003, even in a partial or custom installation, for
just the proofing tools for example, you will generally be asked to download
the updates as the updates are provided at the CD product level, not based on
installed features. If you're using MS Update you can change the settings to
ask you before installing and then just say no/don't ask about this update
again.â€

Many thanks for replying to my query - your answer as I have quoted above
has totally answered my query, as this was exactly what I wanted to know.

I am going to go ahead and use my previous copy of Office 2000 Premium and
install only the Proofing Tools from that CD. I will change the settings on
Windows Update to ask me before installing any updates from Office 2000 and
then just say no/don't ask about this update again.

Having said that, could I not just use the spellchecker from Office 97
instead of the one from Office 2000? - will Office 97 still run on Windows XP
or not?

All responses gratefully received - please keep up the good work.

Regards

 

[happy37]

Hi again Bob

Forgot to ask - would the proofing tools from office 2000 be better than the
ones in Office 97 - should I install the ones from 97 over 2000 or vice versa?

All responses gratefully received - please keep up the good work.

Regards

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Happy,

I think I would try the 3rd party tool first, rather than muddy up the configuration with multiple versions of Office if to have an
Outlook Express Speller is your only need. If you're not satisfied with its performance you can then go to the custom installation
of Office proofing tools.

Office 97 and Office 2000 used completely different setup programs and largely different proofing tools. Either should work, but
each can have its own issues in an Office multi version environment.
When Office installs 'just' one feature set it usally means its installing the core files for that Office version (quite a few
normally) and what it's doing is simply leaving out the app specific ones (i.e. you won't be able to run Word it self from that
version), so it's a bit 'larger' than just the proofing tools.

Neither Office 97 or Office 2000 were, except for some security updates, included in MS Update for the most part so from that
standpoint you'd be okay.

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Hi Bob

Quote: -

"If you install Office 2003, even in a partial or custom installation, for
just the proofing tools for example, you will generally be asked to download
the updates as the updates are provided at the CD product level, not based on
installed features. If you're using MS Update you can change the settings to
ask you before installing and then just say no/don't ask about this update
again."

Many thanks for replying to my query - your answer as I have quoted above
has totally answered my query, as this was exactly what I wanted to know.

I am going to go ahead and use my previous copy of Office 2000 Premium and
install only the Proofing Tools from that CD. I will change the settings on
Windows Update to ask me before installing any updates from Office 2000 and
then just say no/don't ask about this update again.

Having said that, could I not just use the spellchecker from Office 97
instead of the one from Office 2000? - will Office 97 still run on Windows XP
or not?

All responses gratefully received - please keep up the good work.

Regards >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[happy37]

Hi Bob

Good evening - just popping back to let you know that this problem is now
solved.

I have installed the Proofing Tools from Office 2000 and all now works well.

I will sort out the any impending issues with Windows Update as and when I
encounter them.

Many thanks for all of the help that you have provided - it was invaluable
for me and helped me solve my problem.

Please keep up the good work - thanks once again.

Regards