Vista spell check not working

I took the advice of many and went to the Windows Mail Main Menu and clicked
on "Tools". Then clicked on "Options" then clicked on "Spelling". On this
page, I checked the box which says, "Always check spelling before sending".
I unchecked the box under prompt "When checking spelling always ignore" which
says "The origional text in reply or forward". Hit "apply" and "ok" and
everything was "OK"!! I was able to spell check the e-mail I had on hold.

I went to this web site while HP had me on hold for an hour only to come
back and say they could only solve the problem if I paid $69 for software
tech support.

Thanks for all the input...truly, many heads are better than one.