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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[Brink]

You're welcome Gabarton, and welcome to Vista Forums. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

Shawn

 

[holliefx]

Awesome!! Thanks so much!

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Holliefx, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

 

[edholder]

Thanks Shawn, your advice sorted my problem perfectly. Cheers, Ed

 

[bitsy20]

tHANKS YOU HELPED ME. gOT SPELL CHECKED FIXED.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Ed and Bitsy. Welcome to Vista Forums.

 

[irmings]

Thank you for a super simple and clear solution .... for a computer idiot like me, it was so simple to follow.
many thanks

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Irmings, and welcome to Vista Forums.

 

[ben949]

My problem is that my windows mail spell-check works but frequently drops out. When I do a spell-check with F7, it often, but not always, immediately returns the message: 'The spelling check is complete' but it has not performed the task and I have to copy the message and spell-check it in word and then repaste the corrected message into Windows Mail.

ANy ideas on how can I fix this problem?

 

[Brink]

Hello Ben, and welcome to Vista Forums.

If the word that is incorrect is not in the dictionary, then it will complete without finding the misspelled word. You can add it to the Windows Mail custom dictionary so it can catch it next time if this is the case.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[ben949]

No. This is not correct in my instance. The spell check stops working. Even if a word is not in the dictionary, or cannot be judged by spell-check as being a word in the dictionary it will highlight that word, not just say 'The spelling check is complete' without doing a check!

 

[Brink]

I see. In that case Ben, I would recommend that you might give the free Windows Live Mail a try. In my opinion, it's a lot better.

It supports Pop3, IMAP, HTTP website (EX: Hotmail) email, and is a lot more stable. Plus, WLM will minimize to a tray bar icon, checks spelling as you type messages, and has a separate Inbox for each email account. WLM will automatically import Windows Mail messages, accounts, and settings into it. Contacts will have to be manually imported from within WLM. (Tools, Contacts, File, Import, Address book for current Windows User.) To see the Menu bar, press ALT+M and check "Show all menus".

 

[telboy]

Many thanks, that did the job

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Telboy, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

 

[solumiere]

Many thanks, this worked perfectly. Can spell check again after a year of not doing anything about it.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Solumiere, and welcome to Vista Forums.

 

[paulcifer]

Thank you so much. My computer was about to go out the window. I tried other peoples solutions but yours was the only one that explained it in a way that made it work for me. Thanks again.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Paulcifer, and welcome to Vista Forums.

 

[jxafides]

Thank you.It solved my problem
joseph

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Joseph, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn