I know you are using OE with XP/SP2 from your message header: Microsoft
Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670

But I am trying to find out what Spell Checker you are using.

OE 6 does not come with its own spell check. You need Word or an MS Office
program. The spell checker in the basic Works 4 through 6 will work with OE.
Older and newer versions do not. If you have Works Suite, that includes MS
Word and a spell checker that does work with OE.

If you are using a spell check from one of these programs, then see:

Spell Checking does not work in OE:
http://mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/OE...ll%20check.htm

Or:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

And: An error occurred while the spelling was being checked or: Spell Check
was halted:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224176

If none of the above is applicable, then try a new identity. You would be
surprised how many problems are fixed daily in this newsgroup doing this.
You can easily delete it if it is not the fix.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Michael Krantz" <mikek@ethos.net> wrote in message
news:%23d0da8MEGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uasoCiMEGHA.1088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> It would be in Add/Remove programs, so you probably don't have it.
>
> Don't see Quotefix or OE-anything there.
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>> Are you using a third party Spell Check? (They do work well). Or do you
>> have an MS program doing the spell check, such as Word?
>
> I'm using OE 6 SP2.
>
>> Make sure the cursor is placed after the final text. The only other thing
>
> That doesn't help. It wraps to the beginning, anyway;
> it just ignores (skips) a large portion of the my text.
>
>> that comes to mind is a damaged identity, but I don't really suspect it.
>
> That sounds like something that would cause many other problems.
> I'm not experiencing any other problems with OE.
>
> Regards,
> mike K
>
>> "Michael Krantz" <mikek@ethos.net> wrote in message
>> news:OcE$LKLEGHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Nope, not using OE-QuoteFix, at least not to my knowledge.
>>>
>>> Is there a way I can verify this for certain?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> mike K
>>>
>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:uHT2TJKEGHA.3052@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Are you using OE-QuoteFix? This program can cause problems when spell
>>>> checking.
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>>>> ~IB-CA~
>>>>
>>>> "Michael Krantz" <mikek@ethos.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:Oh1h6FKEGHA.2648@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>> When I compose newsgroup messages (mostly replies), the spellchecker
>>>>> often does not check much of my new text. If I "send" and then pull
>>>>> the message out of my Outbox and spell-check again before uploading,
>>>>> then OE checks my entire message (this time checking the missed new
>>>>> text and also the quoted text portion).
>>>>>
>>>>> What causes it to miss before the initial send?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a solution for this bug or a better work-around?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> mike K
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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