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    - Error message When I open Word 2002 version for Offie XP, it comes up with a send error message: Microsoft Word has encoutered a problem and needs to close. I just put the program on the computer and it is not working Any ideas? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63692
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    - Insert Symbol Help...when I try and insert a symbol in a Word doc (insert > symbol), the document stops, wants to send an error report to Microsoft, and then recovers my document after shutting down. I cannot insert any symbol because of it. I have run "detect and repair" and it has not fixed the problem. Any suggestions on how to fix this permanently? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63691
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    - Bizarre Word 2002 c&p problem Whenever I copy some text in Word 2002, and paste it into Corel Draw 11, it is immediately recognised as Japanese text and the default Asian font (MS Gothic) is used. If I copy and paste from any other program (including Excel, Publisher, Wordpad, Notepad, Outlook) everything is fine and the standard Western font (Arial) is used. My old version of Word 2000 had no problems either. I don't think the problem lies with Corel, as I have changed nothing in the Corel setup, but Office 2002 was a recent upgrade. Any ideas? deKay -- + Lofi Gaming - www.lofi-gaming.org.uk AC: deKay in Sponge |- ugvm Magazine - www.ugvm.org.uk Gamertag: deKay 01 |- My computer runs at 3.5MHz and I'm proud of that |- Fave game this week: Windows 2000 Server (PC) Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63682
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    - able to open word but not visible on screen When I try to open word in Office 97 it shows that it is open on the bottom of the screen but does not actually open on the screen. I installed a Norton Virus system and then re-installed Office 97 but there is still no change. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63681
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    - Windows Installer Hi, I'm running Windows 2000 professional (sp3) and was infected with the msblast.exe worm. After installing the patch and destroying the virus with antivirus software, I can't open Office 2000 applications. I get the following message: This application must be installed to run. Please run Setup from the location where you originally installed the application. The only option is to press "O.K." When I try to reinstall Office 2000, I get the following error message: This patch package could not be opened. Verify that the patch package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package. Again, the only option is to press "O.K." I've also tried uninstalling the Office Suite, but I get the same error message: "This patch package could not be opened..." Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, J. P.S. I've rebooted the computer several times already. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63676
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    - Error During Startup Hello, I am trying to start-up MS Word (Office XP Small Business). When I start word, the activation wizard appears and I cannot get past it. I bought a PC from Dell almost 2 years ago and the software came with it. 1) Why do I have to activate it after that long a period? 2) How do I activate it? 3) What codes/product IDs do I need to activate it. Any help is much appreciated, Susanne Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63675
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    - Cannot open Word Documents I am running Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with MS Office 2000. I've found that ever since I installed the patch for the latest popular virus, I have been unable to open *any* Word document. I have tried repairing, uninstalling and reinststalling MS Office to no avail. NO other application in MS Office appears to have been affected by whatever is going on. I'm at a loss here. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63672
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    - Word doesn't allow me to cut and paste When trying to paste an e-mail message into a word document, the following error keeps coming, not sllowing me to paste "This document could not be registered. It will not be possible to create links from other documents to this document" I cannot even cut or paste between existing Word documents. I downloaded 09regfix, which worked for about 5 minutes, but still have the same problem Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63669
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    - Docs don't open & temp files don't delete Hi, I am having problems opening various Word XP files. When I try to open these files, Word XP opens but then just hangs. I have to CTRL-ALT-DEL to cancel the process in the Task Manager. However, I have also noticed that after I do this that the temporary file that is initially created when I open the file is still there and not deleted. Any suggestions? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63666
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    - Hyperlinks in Word 2002 do not save correctly Hyperlinks work until you save the word document. Changes the address of the hyperlink after the save. Control A, F9 fixes the hyperlink until you close word and return. Need a way to resolve hyperlinks in XP, this is the same in Excel. Get the error message, 'The address of this site in not valid. Check the address and try again.' Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63665
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    - MSBlast patch killed MS Office 2000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W2000 Server and workstations, SP3 (no SP4-run ACAD). After patch Office 2000 cannot open docs over network (hangs PC)!!!!! Uninstalled, no luck! No excess network traffic, or virus. How do I fix this!?? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63664
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    - Word auto closes after trying to insert a symbol Whenever I try to insert a symbol, word closes with an error - "Word has encountered a problem and needs to close". The error report is in winword.exe. I have downloaded all updates, changed fonts, and uninstalled and reinstalled word - no help. Any suggestions? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63662
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    - Normal.dot corrupt??? I have had a continuing problem with macros that I create using the recorder. These will work so long as I keep the current document open, but if i have to reboot my PC for any reason, the macros no longer work. I am creating these in Word 2002 using the Macro recorder, and saving to normal.dot. I have checked the Security level of the macro...it is set to "medium," which should allow me to save and use the macros. Yet when i reopen word...the macro file in normal.dot is empty. HELP! Bob in Atlanta Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63634
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    - Error message in Word I am currently receiving a message " The margins are set outside of the printable area. Do you want to continue?" I would like to be able to answer Yes on the fly but I don't know how to access this error message ID#. My think was that each erro has an ID and I could use that ID# in my program to just answer yes when ever it is seen. Please help........ Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63608
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    - Invalid Page Fualt When I close word I get the error message: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem pesists ----- In details it says: WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in Module WINWORD.EXE at 0167:3016f0ba. Registers: --- --- ---ect. In searching around the net I have found other page faults and fixes, But not this one. Since I am closing word anyway it appears to be just an inconvenient extra mouse click to close the message box and word. But it bugs me. Can anyone tell me what is going on? I am using Windows 98 and Office 2000. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63592
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    - Corrupt file? I created a Word document which is a membership list for an organization. It has 300 names on it, and I created it in a table fromat. I then saved it, and emailed it to 3 people as an attachment. 2 of people can open the file just fine, the 3rd person opens it and it is blank except the title. He insists the file is corrupted and the error is on my end. If this is the case, how can the others open it? Help. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63591
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    - Can't open file We are getting an error message "invalid path" when trying to open a Word Doc. No errors were reported during the last save. Any ideas how we may be able to recover the document? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63589
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    - Can't Save! Please Help Hi- I'm running MS Word 2000 in Windows 98. I received an error message reading "Saving the AutoRecovery file is postponed for [document name]," I clicked 'OK,' and since then I am unable to save changes to documents in MS Word. When I try to save, nothing happens. When I try to close the document, the program asks me if I would like to save changes, but clicking 'yes' simply leaves the document open without saving. Clicking 'no' closes the document without saving, of course. At one point I was able to create a new document and save it once, but was still unable to save it again after making changes. Now for some reason I can't even save or name a new document. Also, for a long time I have received an error message when opening files reading "Microsoft Visual Basic - An error occurred while loading 'ThisDocument'. Do you want to continue loating the project?" Other than having to click 'no' it never seemed to be a problem. Any ideas? I have an important project today and need to be able to save documents! Thanks, Adam Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63586
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    - System Crashes Everytime I try and type a document using Word 2002 my system crashes and reboots itself. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63582
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    - WINWORD.exe has generated errors WINWORD.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.An error log is being created. How can i solve this problem? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63574
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    - help me please error my program shut down w/o it being save i typed 4 pages and now its gone is there any way to get it back? thank you so much Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63569
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    - Urgente Hola a todos desde hace rato trato de utilizar el word 2000 pero siempre me sale un error que dice cerrar y detalles y no me deja ni siquiera leer nada que hago para solocionar esto? Gracias por su ayuda Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63568
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    - Word/Publisher don't start after installing SP4 Yesterday in an effort to ensure safety from the Blaster worm I installed all the available WINDOWS 2000 PRO updates on 3 of my office computers (including SP4). Now both Winword.exe and MSPUB.exe exit with this error message about 4 seconds after starting: "WINWORD.EXE has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created." Help! BTW I am running Norton Antivirus and it does not detect any infection. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63566
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    - template program commands keep showing Every time I open a word template or document(Word 2000) with a command embedded in it, e.g. "formtext", or a hyper link, I cannot update the field or see the hyperlink. I literally see the text "formtext" or "hyperlink". I cannot "fill in the blank field" for the formtext sections. I have used the documents in the past successfully, yet now cannot see the previously entered text, just a gray-shaded box that that says "formtext". I have ran all downloads and patches for worm virus; and did not have any such viruses. Problem actually started about three weeks ago. Help! Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63565
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    - can't cut/paste - error document not registered I suddently can't cut and paste in any program. In Word, when I open a document, I get an error message that the document could not be registered, and that it will not be possible to create links with other documents. Any ideas on how to address this problem??? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63561
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    - A problem about Word Object Model I am using Word Object Model to do some programing. however, the programe is low performance, I must wait for more than 30s for each starting. could I set some application perporties to take less time for starting ? Thx a Lots...... Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63560
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    - Word will not start Hello, Earlier today, I opened a document in Word, just as I have done countless times in the past. I then attempted to open a file which was probably a text file, but not a WORD file. The WORD "intro" came up, but wouldn't go beyond that. The cursor kept "flashing" with the icon I chose for it to be while the computer is thinking. When I tried to CNTRL-ALT-DLT, I received a white screen telling me that I don't have enough resources to run the file. I could only exit by a hard-reset. If I try to start WORDor and WORD document, I keep getting the white screen asking me if I wish to quit the prsent application or continue. However, I lose functionality of the computer beyond this point. I downloaded the new virus definitions today, and it didn't find any. PLEASE HELP. I reinstalled WORD and the same thing occurs. HELP!!! SINCERELY, John Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63548
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    - Error messages Lately I have been getting the following error message whenever I try to open any Word document.I do not know how to resolve problem. Error message: Word cannot open this document Template. (C:\Program Files|...Startup\PALMAPP.DOT. Doc is locke by another user. HELP!!!!! Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63547
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    - installation question Hi: Can someone tell me if I need to uninstall Word 2000 to install the 2002 version in Win XP Home ED? Or can I just install over it. The 2002 version came in the Works suite 2002. Thanks. Josie Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63540
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    - word and adobe When I try to open MS Word 2002, I receive the error message "word is currently recovering your documents." Then, I am prompted to open in the Safe Mode. When I do that, the cycle starts all over again. Does this have to do with Adobe Acrobat v. 6 Professional? Help please. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63539
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    - File Saving error When I try to save a file in Word I get the following: "cannot save the file due to a file permission error". Ideas anyone? Thanks Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63538
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    - font size HELP!!! when i click M-Word to start typing, the font size is larger than 12 pt. how can i reduce the font size or change the font size as i need to? it's stuck on about 20-24 pt. larry kelley. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63537
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    - read-only errors I am the author of a word doc and word performed an illegal operation error. I had to close word, I then restarted computer and now my document says that it is in use by another user and can only be opened in read-only mode. I did this and then tried deleting the old file after I did a save as and I get access denied. How do I fix this problem when the file is not in use by another user? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63533
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    - Word error messages when computer boots up I just installed Office Pro for XP on my newly wiped computer with newly installed XP. Now when I boot up my computer, I get two error messages instantly before I open any programs. The first says, "You cannot close Microsoft Word because a dialog is active. Switch to Microsoft Word first and close the dialog." [I don't have Word open at this point!] Then I click OK, and behind that message is this one: "This file contains macros with an expired or revoked signature. Since you are running under High Security level, these macros will be disabled." Can anyone help me with this problem?? When I then click ok on the second error, and go and open Word, there's nothing running! Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63532
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    - Scanning to Word When I scan a document to MicrosoftWord it comes out scrambled all over the place and blown up, also with different fonts, also prints out the same. Very Strange. Any Ideas ??????????????? Thanks............ Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63531
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    - Errors in Word when trying to save a document Hello. I am hoping that someone out there will be able to help me. Lately when I've been using Word I will click ctrl-s to save (to my hard drive, not a disk) and the following message appears: "There is an unreasonable disk error on file ~WRL2129. The disk you're working on has a media problem that prevents Word from using it. Try the following: try formatting another disk; or save the document to a disk." The problem is I am not using a disk in the first place, plus it loses my document and I don't know how to recover. Since I'm in the process of writing my thesis I've taken to emailing myself the documents, so thus far I haven't lost complete files, but it is still an enormous pain in the butt. Has anyone come across this or know how to fix it? Why does this happen? I am running Office XP (Word) on a laptop. Thanks. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63527
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    - Word 2000 calendar wizard When i try to print a calendar created by word wizard 2000 i get a blank page. Can anyone help me? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63525
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    - Number List Tab Settings When using Word and making a list of items with numbers or bullets the first two numbers or bullets indent properly after pressing tab, then the number 1. then tab, 2. then tab. When typing 3. and all numbers thereafter the tab setting aligns to the right one tab stop rignt of 1. and 2. Looks like 1. one 2. two 3. three 4. four In the Menu bar under Format, AutoCorrect, General Document, AutoFormat as you type tab; both the Automatic bullet lists and Automatic numbered lists boxes are checked. How can I fix this, and set the proper repeat tab spacing? Thanks, Jerry Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63520
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    - document not available I have WIndows XP and OFFICE WP. AFTER downloading service packs one and two, the documents stored in WORD are no longer available. The documents are still on the computer, they are still intact, and WORD cannot find them or open them. Furthermore, I created a new document inside WORD, saved it, then tried to call it back and recieved the same message "Document not available". I am using default settings, have not moved or changed anything. In the event "normal" may have something to do with this, every time I exit WORD, it asks if I want to change NORMAL, and if I say no, it will not let me exit word. H E L P, please. Micheal Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63519
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    - Can't open MS Word I have Word 2000 installed as part of Works Suite. I've been operating it without problem for some time. Yesterday, when I double clicked on the MS Word shortcut on my desktop, MS Word would not open. I restarted the computer several times and the same problem. All other programs including MS Access, open without problem. Today, I uninstalled MS Word and reinstalled it, but it still will not open. I tried opening a document from Windows Explorer, and it stilled locked up when the hourglass appeared trying to open MS Word. HELP!!! Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63518
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    - Word 2003 can not print I have not been able to print my Word document since installation. the following error message occurs " The macros in this project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or document oo the host application to determine how to enable macros." how can I resolve this? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63510
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    - opening document I created a document and saved it ona disc on the A drive - at the same time I created several other docs and saved on the same disc. Now I have got home I can open every doc - except the one I need urgently. When I try to open it I get this message "The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions: *check the file permissions for the document or drive *Use the file open dialog box to locate the document (A:\suzanne\text hunt task.doc" Can anyone help me? I need this urgently as Ihave to hand it in tomorrow and don't have time to re-do it thanks Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63509
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    - Word-XP Document hangs causing computer crash Hi. This problem is specific to MS Word (Microsoft Office XP and Windows XP). When I am in mid-use of a document, and briefly stop using it (E.g. going off to make a coffee for 5-10 minutes), I invariably come back to find the screen frozen and the computer hung (red light on computer tower is flashing to indicate system has crashed). I am forced to restart the computer. This does not happen when using non-Microsoft applications. This does not happen when I am in mid-use of MS- word. Any suggestions? Thank you. Daniel Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63507
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    - Right click creates "Plain text" doc Right clicking on desktop or in a folder and using "Create Microsoft Word Document" from sub menu creates a Word "Plain Text" Word doc instead of a "Normal" Word doc. Createsnew docs OK within word and file associations appear to be OK. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63506
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    - Microsoft word 2000 SR-1 I have read a lot of replies from other peoples problems that talks about renaming Norman.dot...... It seems that all of these other people have had NO SUCCESS in doing that procedure----- I found my normal.dot BUT I see no reason why it would work for me if other people have had no success either. Any real hard facts that will make this program work for me again..... Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63496
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    - invalid page fault I am using Microsoft Word which is a part of Works Suite 2000 which came with the computer when I purchased it. I am using windows 98 as my operating system. When I attempt to open a word document I get the following message: "WINWORD casused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff87ede Registers: EAX=c00301a8 CS-017f EIP=bff87ede EFLGS=00010212 EBX=0062b6b4 SS=0187 ESP=0052ffc4 EBP=00530030 ECX=005301e4 DS=0187 ESI-816ae014 FS=362f EDX=bff76855 ES=0187 EDI=00530201 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 53 56 57 8b 30 83 7d 10 01 8b 4e 38 39 4d f8 75 Stack dump:" I have followed some suggestions from the microsoft support website and I still cannot open a word file. I have no problem opening database files or spreadsheet files. Can any one help? Thanks, S. Ray Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63493
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    - Demos How can I use Demos to learn Office XP like they were in Office97? Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63490
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    - Word killed by Acrobat Pro 6 ? After upgrading to Acrobat Pro6 I can no longer open Word (Win XP, Office XP)without it immediately crashing. There is a problem with PDFMaker.dot since changing the name of that file eliminates the problem. But then I cannot make a PDF from Word. When I try to upgrade Office XP with Service Pack 1 (the instructions I get from the Office Help page)I get another error message as follows: "Error 1328. Error applying patch to file C:\config.msi\PT28.tmp. It has probably been updated by other means and can no longer be modified by this patch. For more information contact your patch vendor." The choices are RETRY and CANCEL. I have reinstalled both Office XP and Acrobat Pro 6.0 numerous times in various order with the same result. Help...... Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63489
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    - compile error... Hi, I just started getting this error when opening word 2002 in Office XP: compile error in hidden module AutoExec I went to Office updates and downloaded SP1 and 2 but no go. What's the deal?? Thanks in advance, Mark Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63485
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    - Non "fee required" assistance / Customer Support Is there anyway to get some assistance on an application problem with a Microsoft product (Word 97 or any other for that matter) without having to pay a fee to those Pirates? The problem I have is that when I select the bold button it not only sets it to bold but also sets it to italic. This started about 2 weeks ago and no manuals or help pages appear to have a solution. Has anyone seen this before? Has a virus gotten through my firewall and scanners? Contact Ward Hammond at wlhtrain@aol.com. This product assistance black-mail puts microsoft real close on the list with terrorist sympathizers. Tag: edit lock? Tag: 63477

Ho0w do you unlock edit lock?

Re: edit lock? by Suzanne

Suzanne
Mon Aug 18 20:02:46 CDT 2003

There are (at least) two causes of documents being locked for editing.
Exactly what sort of message are you getting and when?

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