Outlook Express spell checker gets cancelled when Visual Basic 6 or Access 97 is running (282807)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express Version 6 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Outlook Express Version 6 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express Version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Outlook Express Version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q282807 For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express 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 SYMPTOMS
When you post a message, if Microsoft Visual Basic 6 or Microsoft Access 97 is also running, Outlook Express reports that the spelling checker was cancelled.
WORKAROUND
When you post messages to newsgroups, make sure that you do not have Visual Basic 6 or Access 97 running.
If this behavior occurs, close Outlook Express, Visual Basic, and Access, and then restart Outlook Express. The spelling checker should then work as expected.
REFERENCES
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
253351
OLEXP: Error Message: An error occurred while the spelling was being checked
224176 OLEXP: Cannot spell check messages in Outlook Express 5
178238 OLEXP: Spell checker or custom dictionary errors in Outlook Express
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB282807 |
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