Default language changed after Office 2007 installation

[James]

I'm using Windows XP and just installed Office 2007. Immediately after
installation, the default spell-check language in Outlook Express has been
changed to French. Under Tools, Options, Spelling, Language option, I now
only have French as an option. The default language in all of my Office apps
is set to English. Why did it remove English from Outlook Express and how
can I re-enable it?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi James,

Outlook Express is part of Internet Explorer. The IE team chose not to update Outlook Express to be able to use the new English
language proofing tools introduced in Office 2007. There are a couple of 3rd party tools you can add (that folks who don't have
Office installed have used for a number of years <g>) including

A. Vampirefo Spellchecker for Outlook Express:
http://geocities.com/vampirefo/

B. Tinyspell: (has separate U.K. English module if needed)
http://tinyspell.m6.net

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I'm using Windows XP and just installed Office 2007. Immediately after
installation, the default spell-check language in Outlook Express has been
changed to French. Under Tools, Options, Spelling, Language option, I now
only have French as an option. The default language in all of my Office apps
is set to English. Why did it remove English from Outlook Express and how
can I re-enable it?>>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[James]

Bob,

Thanks for the prompt reply. So just to make sure I understand this,
installing Microsoft's Office 2007 purposefully broke Microsoft's Outlook
Express? I find it a little hard to believe that one team will completely
blow away another team's fundamental spell check capability and then require
users to use 3rd party products for something as simple as spell check. I
can understand not being able to use Office 2007's more advanced spell and
grammar check.... but completely breaking basic spell check?

Did I really interpret your response correctly? Does this issue need to be
redirected to the Internet Explorer team so they can repair Outlook Express?

Thanks!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi James,

It's a little different than what you said. Outlook Express has never had its own Proofing tools it was setup to piggy back on to
those proofing tools in Office when Office was installed. The IE product team was aware of new Office proofing tools and has not
updated Outlook Express to use the new tools
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974/en-us?FR=1

Whether it's a small or big task to make that work in Outlook Express I can't say, but there are alternate solutions available.

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Bob,

Thanks for the prompt reply. So just to make sure I understand this,
installing Microsoft's Office 2007 purposefully broke Microsoft's Outlook
Express? I find it a little hard to believe that one team will completely
blow away another team's fundamental spell check capability and then require
users to use 3rd party products for something as simple as spell check. I
can understand not being able to use Office 2007's more advanced spell and
grammar check.... but completely breaking basic spell check?

Did I really interpret your response correctly? Does this issue need to be
redirected to the Internet Explorer team so they can repair Outlook Express?

Thanks! <<
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[DL]

I believe I read somewhere that since the introduction on Windows Mail, on
Vista & Live Mail, Outlook Express is not to be further updated/enhanced

 

[Peter Foldes]

DL
You are correct

 

[Peter Foldes]

Just to add to Bob's answer which is correct . If you have the Office 2003 Proofing Tools and you install it then the
default spell check language(English) will be back in Office 2007

 

[Beth Melton]

I believe you meant to say, "the default spell check language (English) will
be back in Outlook Express" rather than "Office 2007".

To clarify, Office 2007 will still use Office 2007 Proofing Tools and
Outlook Express will use the Proofing Tools from Office 2003.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

 

[Peter Foldes]

Yes . That is what I was trying to convey. Sorry about the wrong road I not knowingly posted

 

[Beth Melton]

It's easy enough to do.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton

 

[Jenny]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the helpful and constructuve answer you gave to James. I'm also
suffering the same problem. Long time OE user, as it is so much lighter than
Outlook.
Sorry to hear that MS don't agree and are gradually canning it. It makes
the alternatives more attractive, and will cost you my email client custom
eventually.
More to the point, I'm also stopping Office 2007 installation on other
machines, and we will soldier on with Office 2003 instead. So far I see only
disadvantages from Office 2007.

 

[Gordon]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the helpful and constructuve answer you gave to James. I'm also
suffering the same problem. Long time OE user, as it is so much lighter
than
Outlook.

MS aren't "canning" it. What they've done is create a new version - Windows
Mail in Vista, or better, Windows Live Mail.

 

[Beth Melton]

MS aren't "canning" it. What they've done is create a new version -
Windows Mail in Vista, or better, Windows Live Mail.

Also note that Windows Live Mail is available to those who have Windows XP.
IOW, Microsoft created a new "version" of Outlook Express that has its own
proofing tools:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...rosoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx