At 07:18 AM 28/09/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I would go ahead and add the key.  Highlight Shared Tools in the left pane.
>Right click on the right pane.  Select new and then string and name the new
>key.  Make sure you follow type "SharedFilesDir" exactly.  Right click on
>the  key you just named, select modify and fill in the blank.  I just
>checked my registry and it contains that key and value.
>Ben Moore
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Peter Darrach <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 8:27 PM
>Subject: [PCSOFT] Outlook Express 5 lost Spell Check
>
>
>> I have just updated to Win 98 Second Edition from Win 98. The Second
>> Edition update automatically installed IE 5 and Outlook Express 5. Now
>> whenever I try to spell check an e-mail in Outlook Express I immediately
>> get the message, "An error occurred while spelling was being checked."
>>
>> The OE 5  problem and solution is well documented in Microsoft's
>> <http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q224/1/76.ASP> article
>> which I have tried to follow. My "play about with registry" expertise is a
>> bit weak so I'd appreciate some help.

Ben, Thanks so very much. Your gentle PUSH provided just the little bit of
further confidence I needed. I edited the Registry to add the missing
"bits" and OE 5 can now check my spelling!

Actually, I have been mulling the spell checker problem for some time. A
friend of mine has Office 95 as well and he recently upgraded from Win3.x
to the Second Edition of Win 98. The identical error message occurs on his
machine. Now I can be the hero and fix his too!

Cheers to all, belonging to the Group is like having a computer specialist
in your back pocket.

Peter Darrach

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