I am aware that this feature is proprietary with Office but is it possible
to install and use just an old app like Word 95 or 97 to utilize this
feature? I really don't want or need any of the other Office apps. I've
tried many of the non-MS utilities and frankly none are as convenient as the
Spelling feature in OE.

"James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:r_ydneFvCfWw4h3VnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I am aware that this feature is proprietary with Office but is it
>possible to install and use just an old app like Word 95 or 97 to
>utilize this feature? I really don't want or need any of the other
>Office apps. I've tried many of the non-MS utilities and frankly none
>are as convenient as the Spelling feature in OE.
>


If you have the original disks, do a custom install - and merely install
the spellchecker.

All you need to install is the "proofing tools" from the old version of
Word.

If you install from from Word95/97, you'll likely run into a slight
problem, with a fairly easy fix.

For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:r_ydneFvCfWw4h3VnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> I am aware that this feature is proprietary with Office but is it
> possible to install and use just an old app like Word 95 or 97 to
> utilize this feature? I really don't want or need any of the other
> Office apps. I've tried many of the non-MS utilities and frankly none
> are as convenient as the Spelling feature in OE.
>

Thanks......I'll give it a go.




> All you need to install is the "proofing tools" from the old version of
> Word.
>
> If you install from from Word95/97, you'll likely run into a slight
> problem, with a fairly easy fix.
>
> For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
> Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
> How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
> http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
> Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm
>
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>
> "

Follow-up...........

Ran into a glitch with the Word 97 CD. It is a upgrade version that I
purchased back in '96 or '97. The original drive,floppies,etc. are history
and MS doesn't want to have anything to do with me 10 years later
Thank for the help anyway. Jim
BTW....I couldn't find any reference to "Proofing tools" on this CD...?
"James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:I_adnSPWU5dSZhnVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Thanks......I'll give it a go.
>
>
>
>
>> All you need to install is the "proofing tools" from the old version of
>> Word.
>>
>> If you install from from Word95/97, you'll likely run into a slight
>> problem, with a fairly easy fix.
>>
>> For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
>> Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
>> How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
>> http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
>> Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "
>
>

Couldn't find any "proofing tools" on the Word97 CD so I dug out an old
Office 2003 CD and found the proofing tools there. Opted out of every thing
else except the English version and reduced the bloat to about 28mb.
Spelling is now working in OE.
Thanks for the Mike.



"James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:eaV7b2O8IHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Follow-up...........
>
> Ran into a glitch with the Word 97 CD. It is a upgrade version that I
> purchased back in '96 or '97. The original drive,floppies,etc. are history
> and MS doesn't want to have anything to do with me 10 years later
> Thank for the help anyway. Jim
> BTW....I couldn't find any reference to "Proofing tools" on this CD...?
> "James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:I_adnSPWU5dSZhnVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Thanks......I'll give it a go.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> All you need to install is the "proofing tools" from the old version of
>>> Word.
>>>
>>> If you install from from Word95/97, you'll likely run into a slight
>>> problem, with a fairly easy fix.
>>>
>>> For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
>>> Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
>>> How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
>>> http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
>>> Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "
>>
>>
>
>

You are welcome and thanks for posting back.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:#NMBB1j8IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Couldn't find any "proofing tools" on the Word97 CD so I dug out an
> old Office 2003 CD and found the proofing tools there. Opted out of
> every thing else except the English version and reduced the bloat to
> about 28mb.
> Spelling is now working in OE.
> Thanks for the Mike.
>
>
>
> "James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:eaV7b2O8IHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Follow-up...........
>>
>> Ran into a glitch with the Word 97 CD. It is a upgrade version that
>> I purchased back in '96 or '97. The original drive,floppies,etc. are
>> history and MS doesn't want to have anything to do with me 10 years
>> later
>> Thank for the help anyway. Jim
>> BTW....I couldn't find any reference to "Proofing tools" on this
>> CD...?
>> "James" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:I_adnSPWU5dSZhnVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> Thanks......I'll give it a go.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> All you need to install is the "proofing tools" from the old
>>>> version of Word.
>>>>
>>>> If you install from from Word95/97, you'll likely run into a slight
>>>> problem, with a fairly easy fix.
>>>>
>>>> For Office/Word97 on WinXP, this seems to be the common cause:
>>>> Restoring csapi3t1.dll file
>>>> How To: Fix spell checking in Outlook Express 6
>>>> http://www.tech-pro.co.uk/howto_010.html
>>>> Spell check not working in XP Outlook Express
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>