Article ID: 253351 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 1.2 OLEXP: Error Message: An Error Occurred While the Spelling Was Being CheckedThis article was previously published under Q253351 For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 257824
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824/EN-US/
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OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use Outlook Express to check the spelling of an e-mail message, the spelling checker may not work and you may receive the following error message:
An error occurred while the spelling was being checked.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if you are not using a Microsoft 32-bit spelling checker.
Outlook Express does not support 3rd-party office or word processing spelling checkers. RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install or reinstall a program that
includes a 32-bit spelling checker, such as Microsoft Works 4.5, Microsoft Office 7.0 for Windows 95 or Microsoft Office 97 programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint or later versions.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 224176
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224176/EN-US/
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Cannot Spell Check Messages in Outlook Express 5
178238
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178238/EN-US/
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Spell Checker or Custom Dictionary Errors
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