Original title: Outlook express programmy outlook express tab (spell check) will not activate

Hi Fonz007,1. Did you install either Office 2007 or 2010?2. Do you get any error message when you activate spell check?If you have installed the 2007 Microsoft Office system or Office 2010, you no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages when you use Outlook Express 6.0.For more information and solution, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974If you've not installed Office 2007 or 2010, then use F7 key to check spell and see the difference.If the issue still persists, then see Spelling checker does not run on message in Outlook Express (also applicable for outlook express 6)Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

Note that Outlook Express has never had a spell check of its own.You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages in Outlook Express 6.0 after you install the 2007 Microsoft Office system:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974Outlook Express cannot use the MS Word spell check in Office 2007. Downloading a free spell check is the simplest way around this.Vampirefo Spell Check.Download it from Major Geeks:http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952Or download it from SnapFile:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.htmlOr you may like TinySpell. (Checks the spelling as you type).Download it here:http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ Australian English Spell Check(Also suitable for other English speaking countries.)http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/ If you have a previous version of Office, see this:http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htmBruce HagenMS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010Imperial Beach, CA