This article describes how to remove misspelled words from the custom dictionary in the event that you’ve added them accidentally, while using the Spell checker in Windows Mail in Windows Vista.
Removing misspelled words from the custom dictionary
Click Start, type notepad.exe and press ENTER
From the File menu choose Open
Type the exact path and file name given below and click Open:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Mail\UserDictionary.lex
UserDictionary.lex is a plain-text file which stores the list of words that add using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail. After removing the misspelled word that you accidentally added earlier, make sure that there are no blank lines left by these deletions. Save the file and close Notepad.
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To edit words in WINDOWS 7 Spellchecker
open computer (usually C)
open users
choose your name (open folder)
App Data
Local
Microsoft
windows Live mail
Open Proof folder
Lang 0409 ( ask it to open with your own computer)
open with notepad
deleted your unwanted words
do not leave any blank lines left by the deletion
close notepad
Thanks for the helps it worked I got my reciept out of the dictionary.
Thank you for your article!
Since I am using Windows Live Mail 2011 (part of “Live Essentials Package”) the custom dictionary are stored at %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\Proof and each language has its own file:
lang0C07.lex
lang0407.lex
lang0409.lex
Seriously, thanks man.
Outstanding! Thanks for the poointer er pointer;)
Wow, nothing more user friendly than having to get talked through EXACTLY typing in gibberish into some stupid little side program to fix that. It worked but seriously, is that the best MS can do?