Get an error message when using Outlook Express spellcheck. Is the only
solution to reinstall.

directions and my registry was updated already and I
still experience the problem. If you find out a
solution, I would love to know. Below are the directions
from the microsoft site....

OLEXP: Spelling Checker Does Not Run on Message in
Outlook Express 5
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 for Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q224176
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 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook
Express

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about
modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry,
make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand
how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to check the spelling in a message in
Outlook Express 5, 5.01, or 5.5, you may receive the
following error message:

An error occurred while the spelling was being checked.
When you click Send, and the Always check spelling before
sending check box is selected in the Options dialog box,
you may receive the following error message:

The spell check on this document was halted. Do you want
to send anyway?
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if any one of the following
conditions is true:
The value data for the SharedFilesDir registry value does
not contain a trailing backslash (\) in the following
registry key (that is, there should be a backslash
immediately after Shared Tools):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools

Absence of this trailing backslash prevents location of
the Csapi3t1.dll file and causes the spelling checker not
to function properly.
The Csapi3t1.dll file, which is located in the Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof folder, is
missing or damaged.
The Mssp232.dll or Mssp2_en.lex file is missing or
damaged.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may
cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall
your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, use Registry Editor to verify that
the value data in the SharedFilesDir registry value
contains a trailing backslash:
Click Start, click Run, type Regedt32, and then click OK.
Double-click to expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder,
expand the Software folder, and then expand the Microsoft
folder.
Double-click to expand the Shared Tools folder, and then
click the SharedFilesDir value.
On the Edit menu, click Modify.
Type C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ in
the Value Data box, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.
MORE INFORMATION
The value data for the SharedFilesDir registry value
should point to the folder that contains the Proof
folder, which contains the Csapi3t1.dll file.

For additional information, click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
293130 OLEXP: About the Registry and How to Use Registry
Editor

Last Reviewed: 10/30/2002
Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB224176

Lori Dernavich wrote:

<useless article snipped>

As Windows XP includes OE6, and OE5.x cannot be installed under XP, that was
a complete waste of bandwidth.



--
Perdita X. Dream

craig gordon wrote:
Please be more specific (read http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm to learn how
to post properly). Are you running Office 97?

--
Perdita X. Dream

Actually, the article specifies OE 6 as one of the versions to which it
applies. While the article is not useless it can essentially be condensed
into the following:

Do a system search for "csapi3ti.dll" and copy to Outlook express folder.
You can also get it off your Office or Word cd if you don't find it on your
computer.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"Perdita X. Dream" <perditax@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Michael Solomon (MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User) wrote:
Sorry, Michael, I apologise, but posting the entire article *WAS* a waste of
bandwidth - a link would have been sufficient.

--
Perdita X. Dream

No problem. I just wanted to be sure others understood there was some meat
in what was posted though it might have been better to condense it a bit.:-)

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"Perdita X. Dream" <perditax@gmx.net> wrote in message
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If I was competent enough to 'post properly' - I probably wouldn't be
posting questions in the first place. In any event I added csapi3t1.dll as
per Lori's instructions and everything is now hunky-dory.

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