Windows Mail Spell Check

How to Fix the Vista Windows Mail Spell Check Language Error​

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This will show you how to fix the Vista Windows Mail Spell Check language error:

This language is no longer available for Spell Checking. Please select another in the Spelling Options Dialogue.

If there are no languages listed in the Spell Check menu, then this will also show you how to add them back to be able to fix the error.

   Tip

Windows Mail only has the English (US), French (France), German (Germany), Spanish (International Sort) languages available to it. If you want or need a email program for languages other than these, then you might consider using the free Mozilla Thunderbird instead. See: Mozilla Thunderbird Language Versions

Here's How:

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar in the main default Windows Mail window. (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: Do not click on Tools from within a compose email message window. You will not see Options if you do. The main default Windows Mail window is the window that Windows Mail opens to when it is first opened. (Inbox)​

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2. Click on Options.​

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3. Click on the Spelling tab. (See screenshot below step 4)​

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4. Choose another language other than English, or your current language, from the drop down menu under the Language line.​

   Note

If there are no languages listed, then do to the bullet steps below. If there is, then go to step 5 instead.

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• Close Windows Mail.
• Click on the download button below to download and save Languages.reg to the desktop.

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• Right click on the Languages.reg file (on desktop) and click on Merge.
• Click on Run in the Security Warning pop-up.
• Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt.
• Click on Yes and OK at the confirmation windows.
• When done, delete the Languages.reg file (on desktop) if you like.
• Go back to do step 1 above again.

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5. Click on Apply. (See screenshot above)​

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6. Now choose English or your original language again.​

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7. Click on Apply.​

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8. Click on OK to close window.​

NOTE: It has been reported that in some rare cases you will need to repeat these steps again for it to work.​

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That's it,
Shawn

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[edziu23]

Excellent fix. Thanks!

 

[Brink]

Your welcome 1-gabe, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

 

[panman]

Hi -- thanks for the help - I couldn't beleive how easy it was to put right.

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Panman. If only everything was this simple to fix.

 

[aleh]

thank you .....it's work for me

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Aleh, and welcome to Vista Forums.

 

[chubtor]

That suggestion workd fine, but do you know how to change the language to UK English eg colour instead of US English color?

 

[Brink]

Hi Chubtor,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Sorry, the English (UK) version is not available in Windows Mail.

The free email program Thunderbird has it though. You can see more on this and the download link in the NOTE at the top of this tutorial.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[chubtor]

Thanks Brink. I have just been told that Windows Mail is being replaced by Windows Live Mail and that there is a UK English fix for that so I will give it a go.

 

[Brink]

Ok,

That's good news. If you have the time, post back the link for the UK fix for others to use as well.

Thank you,
Shawn

 

[cpemma]

If you have the time, post back the link for the UK fix for others to use as well.

It's in my post back a page or two in this thread (28 March), linking to here.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Cpemma.

 

[chubtor]

The English lexicon delivered with WLMail includes (at least) US, Canadian and British variants, with the US set selected as default.
To make the Spell Checker use UK English you need to find spell.ini for Windows Live Mail

Find spell.ini in
Program files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2\
and open it with Notepad. Change 1033 to 2057, save and close.

In WL Mail Options this will still show as English (United States) but the spell check allows UK spellings and highlights US spellings.

 

[Francine]

Thank you very much for your help it worked and now I feel like a doodoo should of looked there fist )

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Francine, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

 

[ofrmgfo]

Thank you. Stuff works.
Specify what type of caffeine and where to send it.
Edw

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Edw, and welcome to Vista Forums.

That would be melted milk chocolate straight into the IV.

Just kidding. LOL

Shawn

 

[jeepguy]

Thanks for the help with the spell check language error.

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Jeepguy, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

 

[helen39on]

Brilliant and so easy ! Thank you.

Cheers, Helen