Error "This language is no longer available for spell checking" when using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail

Copyright © 2008 Ramesh Srinivasan
Windows Mail , Error messages

When you use the Spell check feature when composing a new mail message in Windows Mail, the following error message may be displayed:

This language is no longer available for spell checking. Please select another in the spelling options dialog.

Resolution

This happens if the default language is not set in the spell checker options. Follow these steps to resolve the problem:

1. Start Windows Mail

2. From the main screen in Windows Mail, click the Tools menu and choose Options...

Note: In step 2, make sure that you select the Tools menu from the main window, not the New Mail message window.

3. Click the Spelling tab From the Language drop-down, select English even though it's already listed as the default selection, and click Apply.

4. Click OK

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73 Responses to "Error "This language is no longer available for spell checking" when using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail"

Sarah

said this on 24 Mar 2007 9:03:09 PM PDT

Thank you, this fixed the problem!

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Esther

said this on 14 Apr 2007 2:47:14 PM PDT

thank u, it works great

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James Monday

said this on 14 Apr 2007 9:02:09 PM PDT

Perfect, Thanks!

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Pamela Hyser

said this on 15 Apr 2007 10:24:14 AM PDT

Great! Had no problems following the directions and I am not at all computer wise! If I could do it, anyone can1

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cullen

said this on 15 Apr 2007 3:17:28 PM PDT

well don works at last

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Kamil

said this on 15 Apr 2007 7:39:42 PM PDT

Beautiful...works like a charm.

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Richard Dean

said this on 16 Apr 2007 12:54:54 PM PDT

Thank you, guess I forgot to hit the OK button or didn't hit it well enough.

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sherry

said this on 21 Apr 2007 11:27:13 AM PDT

it took a bit but I got it.

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Robbie

said this on 27 Apr 2007 9:59:13 AM PDT

Thanks, this helped correct the problem.

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Hemant Gang

said this on 28 Apr 2007 12:43:47 AM PDT

Thanks, it was a perfect solution

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Ric

said this on 28 Apr 2007 8:14:31 PM PDT

Error "This language is no longer available for spell checking" when using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail. Assume it's been fixed for others but darn if I can figure it out.

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mark settles

said this on 30 Apr 2007 7:48:00 PM PDT

Perfect, thanks.

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Dave D.

said this on 01 May 2007 11:22:37 AM PDT

Great info deals with the first part of the problem I am having, i.e. it deals with the dumb error! part two of the problem is that I am ENGLISH and I would like to spell check in the original version not the U.S. version. Any suggestions

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said this on 04 May 2007 8:02:59 AM PDT

Yes all OK now thanks.

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Peter

said this on 05 May 2007 9:44:56 AM PDT

Very good, solved my problem

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Shirley

said this on 18 May 2007 10:14:05 PM PDT

thanks a million !

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terry

said this on 20 May 2007 2:26:26 PM PDT

it did the biz thanks

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Paul

said this on 21 May 2007 12:24:12 PM PDT

spoton thanks

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lisa

said this on 22 May 2007 11:07:54 AM PDT

Thank you ...i was trying to do this from the tools button on the message...and getting frustrated!!!......duh!!!

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said this on 23 May 2007 8:50:39 AM PDT

Thank You

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steven

said this on 28 May 2007 1:38:05 PM PDT

excellent

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Elizabeth Fyfe

said this on 03 Jun 2007 7:02:44 PM PDT

Thanks, that sorted it!

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Suzanne Covington

said this on 05 Jun 2007 5:47:35 PM PDT

I think it may have taken care of the spelling but it did not check for punctuation. Is that something additional?

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said this on 09 Jun 2007 10:03:06 AM PDT

I followed the instructions to fix the problem of spell check not working on my e-mail- with really not much expectation that it would work what with the luck I have had lately), but HOORAY, IT WORKED!!!! Thanks a lot. Paula Long

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Elizabeth Hill

said this on 09 Jun 2007 9:03:04 PM PDT

above spellcheck directions worked well. THANKS MUCH

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Janice

said this on 11 Jun 2007 11:19:04 AM PDT

Thank you so much for the "Help",,,it fixed the problem perfect!

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Lawrence Di Giovanne

said this on 15 Jun 2007 1:06:39 PM PDT

This fixed my problem. Much appreciated. It also may have led me to a fix on a similar problem for my friends who can only get French in their spell checker.

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johnny

said this on 21 Jun 2007 5:20:24 AM PDT

Thanks, your note in step 2 put me on the right track

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Justine

said this on 29 Jun 2007 10:32:29 AM PDT

No problems nice step by step instructions

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Matt

said this on 29 Jun 2007 10:52:34 AM PDT

IT WORKED!! - NOHW I WHONT SPEEL WROWNG KNO MOORE!!

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Jane DeMarks

said this on 30 Jun 2007 2:12:26 PM PDT

Thank you for being there! The solution worked like a charm, naturally.

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Ernest William Oakley

said this on 01 Jul 2007 12:23:48 PM PDT

Thank you - it worked!! Solved all our problems.

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Pat

said this on 06 Jul 2007 12:45:07 PM PDT

Yes, this was the guide to solving the spell check issue.

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an unknown user

said this on 12 Jul 2007 1:29:16 AM PDT

Thank you - it worked! I had English chosen but checked "spellcheck before sending" and then apply.

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Lady W Ranch

said this on 14 Jul 2007 2:50:10 AM PDT

THANK YOU so very much, so simple, to the point and it Worked! Happy Trails....Lady

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John

said this on 16 Jul 2007 12:26:56 AM PDT

Many Thanks, First quick easy fix Ive had all week while starting up my new Windows Vista computer can you fix the problem with Kodak easy share and windows "Aero"

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josan

said this on 16 Jul 2007 5:14:29 AM PDT

thanks a lot

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Cecil

said this on 16 Jul 2007 3:33:22 PM PDT

Excellent. The settings were all done, except Always check spelling before sending. I checked the box and now Spell Check works like it is supposed to. Thank you!

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said this on 20 Jul 2007 6:50:54 PM PDT

Perfect resolution--great job. Also what u need to do is first select French or anything else and then click apply --then select english and then click on apply --the job is done..

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Penny

said this on 28 Jul 2007 10:45:07 AM PDT

Thank you!!

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Dianne

said this on 30 Aug 2007 1:57:57 AM PDT

Thanks heaps............now works!!!

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Nikki

said this on 01 Sep 2007 3:32:20 PM PDT

Worked, thanks!!!

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Eric

said this on 04 Sep 2007 12:22:10 AM PDT

Great! Thank you very much for your help!

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Virginia Watson

said this on 13 Sep 2007 4:57:45 PM PDT

Thank you. My language was already set for English, so I do not understand why I was getting this message in the first place, but all it needed, I guess, was another "jump-start"; I made believe I was re-setting the language to English, hit apply, and everything worked fine after that!

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Celeste

said this on 18 Sep 2007 6:36:20 PM PDT

Thanks, worked like a charm!

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Francie

said this on 09 Oct 2007 7:24:05 PM PDT

Thank you, that worked perfectly.

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Chip

said this on 14 Oct 2007 7:16:17 PM PDT

Y didn't I think of that? LoL thanks

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Liz

said this on 26 Oct 2007 1:35:44 AM PDT

I checked and it said English so I clicked on it again and apply and it worked simple thanks.

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Lyn

said this on 02 Nov 2007 11:33:14 PM PDT

Thanks guys! It's up and running now...

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chandrashakerreddy

said this on 07 Nov 2007 4:21:20 AM PDT

thanks guys for this solution

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Phil Matthews

said this on 19 Nov 2007 2:12:46 PM PDT

at last!!!! thankyou so much

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said this on 20 Nov 2007 3:43:51 AM PDT

Thanks! This seems to be a simple and permanent fix to this issue. I noticed in my case that the language pull-down menu was already set to English while the malfunction occured, just re-entering "English" and restarting the program did the trick!

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peter vaessen

said this on 21 Nov 2007 7:54:20 AM PDT

I need the spell checker for the dutch language, I only see, German, English, French and Spanish, How do i get Dutch?

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Paul G

said this on 26 Nov 2007 2:07:17 PM PDT

Simple easy solution. Thanks, but why is the system still not corrected? Always trust Microsoft? Yes I do!

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an unknown user

said this on 29 Nov 2007 1:44:12 PM PDT

thanks guys for this solution

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Jacky

said this on 29 Nov 2007 3:53:29 PM PDT

It already said it was set to English but I clicked it again anyway and clicked ok and it sorted the problem!! Brilliant advice many thanks!

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Ann

said this on 02 Dec 2007 7:26:13 AM PDT

Thanx It now works a treat

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sue

said this on 06 Dec 2007 7:50:28 PM PDT

excellent! thanks!

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ken

said this on 19 Dec 2007 1:45:11 PM PDT

works! thanks!

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Debbie

said this on 11 Jan 2008 10:46:32 AM PDT

Works GREAT now, thanks for the help

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Sandra Brandt

said this on 19 Jan 2008 8:41:13 PM PDT

I finally got this to work, I had to uncheck the "check before sending mail" box, and then it worked just fine.

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Bob

said this on 22 Jan 2008 7:25:21 AM PDT

The solution worked perfectly and was very easy to do. Thank You'

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sherri

said this on 11 Mar 2008 12:13:22 AM PDT

Thank you too much! it worked

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Bhupesh Pant

said this on 29 Mar 2008 4:22:49 PM PDT

Yes it worked, Thankyou.

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Gitte

said this on 03 Jun 2008 6:32:38 PM PDT

Thanks, it works - BUT I am Danish. How do I get it to accept both Danish and English? - My old one used to 'understand' the language itself and automatically adopt the correct language spell. How do I do that???

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Joe

said this on 17 Jun 2008 7:23:57 PM PDT

Thanks! Works fine.

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Camilo

said this on 17 Jun 2008 8:21:30 PM PDT

well, I tried as indicated...and as soon as click on "Spelling", the same exact error message pops out...now what??

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Ramesh (

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said this on 17 Jun 2008 9:31:38 PM PDT

@Camilo: In Step #3, select a different language and click Apply. Then reset it to English, click Apply, OK.

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said this on 01 Jul 2008 9:25:26 PM PDT

Many thanks for the useful tip. The problem has been resolved.

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Rich

said this on 03 Aug 2008 7:48:45 PM PDT

Thank you so much. This worked like a charm. Had come across other solutions that did not work for me. Wish I had come across this tip/information first!

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Toni

said this on 20 Aug 2008 7:22:23 AM PDT

SUPER...it works now!!!

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renee

said this on 27 Aug 2008 6:49:41 AM PDT

Hello, I have tried numerous times to go into tools, options, languages, I have removed english and added another language and my apply never highlights? I have went back in and and added english to the language and still the apply doesnt light up? I pushed ok and went back into my email and still it says the same error for spell checking>

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Karen

said this on 08 Sep 2008 10:24:09 AM PDT

Thank You so much. This is the first time that I have been able to fix something by myself and understand all instructions.

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