Ron, I would like to do the same. I do have Office XP disks but never had
Office XP installed on this computer. Can you advise on how to install just
the English dictionary?
Thanks,
Beth in MA

"Ron W." wrote:

Installing the English dictionary from Office XP fixed my problem with OE
having only the French dictionary. Thanks,
Ron W.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing Tools. This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install all of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found in the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

If you have a previous version of Office, see this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"BETH" wrote in message
...
Ron, I would like to do the same. I do have Office XP disks but never had
Office XP installed on this computer. Can you advise on how to install
just
the English dictionary?
Thanks,
Beth in MA

"Ron W." wrote:

Installing the English dictionary from Office XP fixed my problem with OE
having only the French dictionary. Thanks,
Ron W.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is
the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a
number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem
is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing Tools.
This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own
proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and
I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install all
of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found in
the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing
Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows
XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling)
in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible
to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

THANK YOU Bruce - this fix seemed to work for me just fine. I used old
Office XP discs. I must say that I was not prepared for the new look and
feel of Office 2007. I consider myself to be quite proficient in Word and
Excel but I have to start all over with finding my way. I wouldn't have
upgraded the Office, if I'd known. I am sure a lot of people are scratching
their heads with the new layout.
Oh well....
Beth in MA

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you have a previous version of Office, see this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"BETH" wrote in message
...
Ron, I would like to do the same. I do have Office XP disks but never had
Office XP installed on this computer. Can you advise on how to install
just
the English dictionary?
Thanks,
Beth in MA

"Ron W." wrote:

Installing the English dictionary from Office XP fixed my problem with OE
having only the French dictionary. Thanks,
Ron W.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is
the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a
number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this problem
is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing Tools.
This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own
proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and
I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install all
of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found in
the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing
Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows
XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling)
in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible
to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

You're welcome. No head scratching here. I have never used Office. wink
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"BETH" wrote in message
...
THANK YOU Bruce - this fix seemed to work for me just fine. I used old
Office XP discs. I must say that I was not prepared for the new look and
feel of Office 2007. I consider myself to be quite proficient in Word
and
Excel but I have to start all over with finding my way. I wouldn't have
upgraded the Office, if I'd known. I am sure a lot of people are
scratching
their heads with the new layout.
Oh well....
Beth in MA

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you have a previous version of Office, see this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"BETH" wrote in message
...
Ron, I would like to do the same. I do have Office XP disks but never
had
Office XP installed on this computer. Can you advise on how to install
just
the English dictionary?
Thanks,
Beth in MA

"Ron W." wrote:

Installing the English dictionary from Office XP fixed my problem with
OE
having only the French dictionary. Thanks,
Ron W.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check
is
the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice
of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially
other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a
number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this
problem
is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing
Tools.
This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own
proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not
been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers,
and
I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install
all
of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found
in
the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing
Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a
Windows
XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language
(Tools-Options-Spelling)
in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not
possible
to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United
Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages
list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

"BETH" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
THANK YOU Bruce - this fix seemed to work for me just fine. I used old
Office XP discs. I must say that I was not prepared for the new look and
feel of Office 2007. I consider myself to be quite proficient in Word
and
Excel but I have to start all over with finding my way. I wouldn't have
upgraded the Office, if I'd known. I am sure a lot of people are
scratching
their heads with the new layout.
Oh well....
Beth in MA

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you have a previous version of Office, see this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"BETH" wrote in message
...
Ron, I would like to do the same. I do have Office XP disks but never
had
Office XP installed on this computer. Can you advise on how to install
just
the English dictionary?
Thanks,
Beth in MA

"Ron W." wrote:

Installing the English dictionary from Office XP fixed my problem with
OE
having only the French dictionary. Thanks,
Ron W.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check
is
the
simplest way around this.

Some free spell check programs.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from this blog:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you dont have English as a choice
of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially
other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped
in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There are a
number of
changes in this new version, but the one that is causing this
problem
is
that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new English Proofing
Tools.
This
is a problem because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own
proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not
been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers,
and
I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary
from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need to install
all
of
Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools can be found
in
the
Custom Install tree under Office Shared Features|Proofing
Tools|English.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Dell Boy" Dell am wrote in message
...
I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a
Windows
XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language
(Tools-Options-Spelling)
in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not
possible
to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United
Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages
list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

I am having the same problem -- help!

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

Please start your own new thread explaining your problem. I can't even find
the post you replied to, and you didn't include all messages that were in
that thread.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Laraine "Cookie" Peck" Laraine "Cookie"
wrote in message ...
I am having the same problem -- help!

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

"Bruce Hagen" schreef in bericht
...
Please start your own new thread explaining your problem. I can't even
find the post you replied to, and you didn't include all messages that
were in that thread.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Laraine "Cookie" Peck" Laraine "Cookie"
wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem -- help!

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

5ETEYY
"hanso" a écrit dans le message de news:
...


"Bruce Hagen" schreef in bericht
...
Please start your own new thread explaining your problem. I can't even
find the post you replied to, and you didn't include all messages that
were in that thread.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Laraine "Cookie" Peck" Laraine "Cookie"
wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem -- help!

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows
XP Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom
and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?

Office 2007 destroys the spell checker in Outlook Express.
The easiest solution is to install a free spell checker that works in Outlook Express.
One suggestions is: http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/

"mari ronald" wrote in message ...
5ETEYY
"hanso" a écrit dans le message de news:
...


"Bruce Hagen" schreef in bericht
...
Please start your own new thread explaining your problem. I can't even find the post you replied
to, and you didn't include all messages that were in that thread.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Laraine "Cookie" Peck" Laraine "Cookie" wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem -- help!

"Dell Boy" wrote:

I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP Home
SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to change
language becasue French is selected but greyed out.

The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.

Can anyone give any suggestions?