patb63
Wed Jul 09 03:54:00 PDT 2008
If the method you gave me previously works, then yes, it started in safe mode.
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> It still points to a third party add-in. Are you sure that Word definitely
> started in Safe Mode and that the buttons still didn't work in Safe Mode?
>
> Terry
>
> "patb63" <patb63@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3A492ADA-005F-4A09-9CE6-2B32CBC975D7@microsoft.com...
> >I can close a Word document and exit Word from the Office button. Excel and
> > all other Office programs seem to work fine.
> >
> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> >
> >> Then it may be the mouse driver or a graphics driver incompatibility. I
> >> presume that you can close Word or a document using either the keyboard
> >> shortcuts (Ctrl+F4 / Alt+F4) or the menus with the mouse?
> >>
> >> Terry
> >>
> >> "patb63" <patb63@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:42517305-F874-453E-90F3-3211454128C2@microsoft.com...
> >> > Doesn't work in safe mode either.
> >> >
> >> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sounds like a bad third party add-in. Test by running in Safe Mode.
> >> >> From
> >> >> Start, Run (Winkey+R), type in
> >> >>
> >> >> winword /a
> >> >>
> >> >> and press enter. Open a document and for closing now. If it is OK now,
> >> >> then
> >> >> you have installed something that has placed an incompatible add-in in
> >> >> Word/Office.
> >> >>
> >> >> See how to find add-ins
> >> >>
> >> >>
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm
> >> >>
> >> >>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011514521033.aspx
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
> >> >>
> >> >> "patb63" <patb63@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:C2E57A0A-1BCA-4355-94DB-1596E1E5BB40@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > My "Exit", "Maximize" and "Minimize" buttons are not working on my
> >> >> > title
> >> >> > bar
> >> >> > and cause Word 2007 to lock up. Any ideas?
> >> >>
> >>
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