Hello,

If you are getting the check spelling option in every textbox/textarea in
every program, then it is most likely a 3rd party software.

Look in your system tray (bottom right) for any spelling software you might
have installed. Check in add/remove programs in control panel as well.

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"JoeSeadog" <JoeSeadog@fan.net> wrote in message
news:4678ed1b$0$3244$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I can't help but think this is a WINDOWS problem other than anything else,
>as it occurs in ANYTHING I type whether I'm typing in WORD, or Thunderbird
>email, or a description on EBAY while in Firefox or Internet Explorer.
> I'm typing along and I look up to see a correction screen that says "check
> spelling", and then sometimes I get a suggestion screen where the last few
> words I've typed appear as a replacement for a word it found mis-spelled 3
> paragraphs ago.
> It's driving me batty.
> I've changed every setting in my browsers, Word and the email program and
> nothing helps. Since it applies to everything, is there some strange
> setting in XP that does this?
> This began after one of those irritating "updates" they find, it seems
> everyday.
> I've wondered if it was a virus, but I scan for them daily, using
> RoadRunners ETRUST system.
> Can anyone think of a solution???????......joe