{"id":443,"date":"2010-08-05T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swildow.darktech.org\/wp\/?p=443"},"modified":"2010-08-05T19:24:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T00:24:18","slug":"how-to-fix-spell-checking-in-outlook-express-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Symptoms<\/h3>\n

Spell checking does not work and cannot be enabled in Outlook Express 6. When you try to spellcheck a message, you may receive the message “An error occurred while the spelling was being checked.”<\/p>\n

Cause<\/h3>\n

Outlook Express does not have a spell checker<\/em>. It can<\/em> make use of the spell checker in Microsoft Office 95 or later, or Microsoft Works (later versions, which include Microsoft Word) if present. However, a system file csapi3t1.dll<\/strong> that is required in order to make use of the spell checker is not installed by Windows XP.<\/p>\n

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Solution<\/h2>\n

Obtain a copy of the missing file csapi3t1.dll<\/strong> and place it in the folder “C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Proof”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Method 1<\/h4>\n

Click Start, Run, type msconfig<\/strong> and hit Enter<\/strong>. When the System Configuration Utility starts, click the button captioned Expand File…<\/strong>. In the Expand One File from Installation Source<\/strong> dialog box type the name of the file you want to restore (e.g. csapi3t1.dll)<\/strong>, select the location to restore from (this will either be your Windows XP CD or a folder named i386<\/strong> on your hard disk) and enter the name of the folder where the restored file should go (C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\Proof<\/strong>). Then click Expand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After have done this, you may need to restart Windows. You should also verify that “Always check spelling” is enabled in Tools, Options, Spelling.<\/p>\n

If you can’t find an i386 folder, you might have a copy of csapi3t1.dll somewhere on your Microsoft Office CD. Copies may also be extracted from the file mailnews.cab<\/strong> in an Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.5 distribution set, the file win98_27.cab<\/strong> on a Windows 98 CD, or the file Win_10.cab<\/strong> on a Windows Me CD.<\/p>\n

Method 2<\/h4>\n

Download a copy of the file by clicking on this link<\/a>. Just run the downloaded file to install it into its usual location.<\/p>\n