Clint, I posted an excerpt from your post dated February 26, 2003 at the end of this post per your request. Carl
> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:02:22 -0500 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PCWorks: "OE spell checker doesn't work" > > I don't recall this. Do you have the old message from the archives? I > think, THINK mine MIGHT have had something to do with a missing/corrupt DLL > also. I always post the follow-up with the fix, so see if you can search > for the subject line to find that follow-up. > > Yep, I looked at that URL and I remember it now, and that file. That's > exactly what I did and it fixed the problem. I'm GLAD you posted this, > because I don't think I made a note of the fix and when I got around to > putting a new HD on, I would have had the same problem and would have had > to search for it again! BTW, it was an OLD version of MSworks for my spell > check function in OE (and XP Pro) of which I still use. > - -Clint > > God Bless Us All > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://OrpheusComputing.com ) > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Mercer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I looked in our archive to try and find a solution to the > problem below but could only find that Clint had posted the same problem in > the past few months without finding an answer so far as I could tell. I > found > the answer at another board that worked for me at the website below. I > thought > I would post it here to get the info into our archives. It was a missing > DLL. > > http://www.theeldergeek.com/oe_spellcheck.htm > > "I did a reinstall on XP Home and now the spell checker doesn't work. > I have installed Word 97 and also check marked the boxes in > spellchecker > and hit Apply. The spell checker worked fine prior to this reinstall. > Clicking the "spelling" icon on an email gives an "error has > occurred" > message, and sending an email and letting it check automatically brings up > a > pop up window saying; "The spelling check on this document was halted, do > you > want to continue?" > Any help would be most appreciated." > > ------------------------------ a.. b.. c.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] d.. Subject: PCWorks: A few XP questions, & fixes e.. Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 03:47:59 -0800 >A couple of problems I'm having; what do you use for a spell >checker for OE in XP? I was using MS Works 4.5 in 98 & ME >(which adds the spell checker for OE), and it DID install FINE >on XP, no complaints, nor did the XP compatibility test mention >it. However, it does not work. Clicking the "spelling" icon >on an email gives an error "error has occurred", and just >sending an email and letting it check automatically has a >window popping up saying; "The spelling check on this document >was halted, do you want to continue?" >Finally, are there any XP Pro updates that should be AVOIDED? -Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
