Microsoft XP?

I have Microsoft XP installed on my lap top. when I go into Word which use most. my spell check wont work. any ideas. I have tried reinstalling it but it still wont work

Microsoft XP?noton

i had the same prombem it might your disc try a differnt disc

Microsoft XP?stinger

With ''Word'' running, go into ''Tools'', then ''Options'', then ''Spelling %26 Grammer''. Check all the approriate boxes to ensure then are checked, or unchecked.

Good luck.
Try a repair install of Microsoft Word. If that fails, try upgrading to Open Office.
Do as leeb001 says before you panic.

If you need more help be a lot more specific.
Go into Tools, Options, Spelling and Grammar and untick Ignore Uppercase and letters with numbers in because you can still make mistakes when typing in caps. Then make sure the option, check speling as you type is ticked. It could be as simple as this.
Really, you need to give us more information. What doesn't work - do you click on the spell check and it gives you an error? Is the spell check just not doing anything when you click on it? Have you tried the Repair option from the Help menu in Word? When you say Microsoft XP do you mean Windows XP with a version of Office (which version) or a version of Windows with Office XP?

Also, whilst Open Office is a perfectly good product in its own right, it is by no means an Upgrade. I have been running and supporting Open Office since early 2002, but it is not advanced enough and is really turning into 'bloatware' being quite sluggish.
Contact Microsoft.