When Outlook Express Spellchecker Unexpectedly Changes to French

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If you suddenly discover that your Outlook Express spellchecker changed to French and there is no way to revert to English, you're not alone. It's happening to people who install a later version of Microsoft Word, and the spellchecker in the later version is not supported by Outlook Express.

Microsoft is aware of the problem, but is not addressing it at this time. However here are three resources that can solve your problem:

Dgoldman's WebLog : How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary

Change spell check from French to English in Outlook Express

OE Spell Checker in Outlook Express

 

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Here's another suggested solution to this problem:

Start Office installation and click on MS Word to open the speller installation. There is no need to re-install Office and applications, just re-install the speller from an earlier Office CD in MS Word installation. Restart Computer