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    - Language for Indices How to I set the language to English UK for index entries: Insert | Indexe and Tables .. Language. It defaults t0 English US. Ajay Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66351
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    - Temporary files do not delete When we create Word documents that are saved on our file server, a temporary file gets created. The problem is the this temp file does not always get deleted afterwards. Is there some switch to automatically delete all temp files or is this just the way the program really works. Thanks Roger Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66350
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    - "The document name or path is not valid..." A word doc I worked on yesterday, today cannot be opened at all. I get a dialogue that says, "The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions. Check the file permissions for this document or drive. Use the File Open dialog box to locate the document." I've checked everything I know of about the file and all properties and devices look OK. Are there any methods or utilities I can use or run to get this file opened? Help!!!!! Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66349
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    - Works- Word 2002 drop down folder list on Open, Save As dialog On a PC with windows XP Home and MS Works - in Word 2002 I am having a problem with the "look in" and 'save as' control that is supposed to drop down the folder list - all other icons on the 'look in' 'save as' bar light up when the cursor is placed over them but the drop down does not respond - if selected get a 'not responding' message. I suspect the control has been overwritten by a non functioning version - do you know the identity of this control and how it can be replaced. The same or similar control seems to work OK in wordpad and notepad. I have applied all XP recommended updates and office xp updates. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66347
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    - Word 2000 ERRORS! In my word document, when I select a section of text to delete, it often deletes the rest of the document and add 1000 or more pages to the document??? (tried copying the text to a new file on another machine, and it seems to copy the ERROR!) Any ideas??? Thanks, Derek Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66344
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    - Word 2000 When trying to start word 2000 on my XP machine I get a Visual C++ runtime error. Program:C:\ProgramFiles\MicrsoftOffice\Office\Winword.exe abnormal program termination. I have re-installed and re- started to no avail. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66342
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    - Unwanted Reviewer With the edit/review mode, the list of Reviewers includes the name Allan Stratton. I don't know who this is. How do I delete his name from the list>? Help welcome Gerald Leach Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66339
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    - Document cannot be edited because it contains a read only embedded font I have some users who have been upgraded from Word 97 to Word 2002 and in certain documents they are now getting this error. HELP :( Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66338
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    - Corrupt Document - Page Count Running over 20,000 The document seems to be corrupt. Instead of 191 pages in the page count there are more than 20,000 pages. Also in the Table of Contents every page number is 14. The document contains over 200 tables. Does any one know how to fix the problem? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66336
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    - error messege while opening word i am using xp the error messege i allways receive \while opening word as"is being used by user1,do you need to make copy? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66334
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    - error messege "is being used by user 1 ,do you want to make a copy? while opening word i get this message Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66333
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    - Word error Sub or Function not Defined When using word and I try to save any document I receive the following error message: Sub or Function not Defined. I can only save the document by closing the document at the left corner X then and only them will Word ask me to save or save as. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66330
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    - Problem retrieving word file from temp file I have a problem. I created a document and then sent it to floppy and then deleted the file and went to open it on disk and it gives me some weird " Can not open Normal File " error. Does windows not create a temporary file when you create a document and save it somewhere? If so How could I possible access that? Thanks Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66329
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    - help hi i am doing a project on magazine cover and working on microsoft word 2000.when i chose the background colour and set that page for print,the text and the picture are piinted but the main problem the background colour does not come when the page is printed.i can only see the background colour on my computer screen.please reply me as soon as possible,my clients will be waiting for their magazine covers. thanks in advance. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66327
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    - file permissions error when i try to save a document in microsoft word i get the message that i cannot save due to a file permissions error, can anyone help me? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66324
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    - Equation Editor add-in view problem Just a few months ago, my Equation editor started acting up. I use it all the time (I teach math), so I know it was working fine when it was first installed. In fact, it worked great for years. And then... Now everything looks all screwed up. Fractions won't line up. Digits get cut off in the frame. I think the program WORKS fine (i.e. no errors when I run it), but nothing looks good. I took a screenshot, but I can't see any way to load it here. Any suggestions, please email me at ccarman@mts.net. It isn't likely that I will frequent this message base much. Appreciatively, Chris Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66321
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    - There is not enough memory or disk space to run the spelling checker error. "There is not enough memory or disk space to run the spelling checker". This error apears every time that I try to open up Word. I dont even get to type in anything. I have uninstalled Office 97 and even reinstalled it. I have also rebooted my computer several times. This all started when I had to use my recovery disk with windows 98. Then I went to install Office 97 (which I have been using for years and have never had any problems with it). Everything went fine until it came to use Word. I still cannot use it without it coming up with the above error. I have even tried to install it in different ways. I have plenty of memory and disk space. Why am I getting this error? What am I to do? Joanne Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66316
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    - File permission error while saving to network A user is getting a file permission error when saving some word docs to network drives. The docs are from a template, but he is the only user with the error. I checked permission on the folder he is saving to and he has permission to wrtie, read and modify in that folder. He is able to open a doc in the folder and edit, but when saving it says the file permission error. if he continues it converts the original file to a 1kb file which contains nothing and closes word. The autosave file is also gone at this point. If he says no to save, he can save to his local hard drive, then move it to the folder he tried the save to without any problem. It is almost as if he has full control in the folder, but the docs he only has read access to. If that is the case however, why does it delete the original file he edited and replace it with the 1kb file? any help is appreciated. Thanks Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66314
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    - nothing is working with Word I've spent the last several days reading through previous posts and trying everything that has been suggested-all to no avail. I've located and renamed Normal.dot; I've tried all the suggestions on the mvps link that has been posted. The only route I haven't tried is uninstalling the Works Add-In. When I go to Add/Remove and click to remove, it seems to try, then I get two error messages: the first says "setup is unable to register tasks" and after clicking "okay" (my only option), the second message says "fatal error during installation." I've tried uninstalling with the CD rather than through Add/Remove, but that doesn't work either. I've also tried to install over what's already there hoping it will put in whatever is missing. I would LOVE any suggestions! Thanks, Beccy Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66313
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    - product key code I recently had to reinstall my OS and microsoft works suite 2002. My 25 digit product key code will not work to activate the software. Please help! Kids need to type papers for school. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66308
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    - Erroroneous disk full error message in Word When using embetted excel sheets in Word, I frequently get a disk full error message when I attempt to save. I have plenty of hard drive space. The only work around I have found is to close the Word document (unsaved), and re-open the same document. After doing this, I can usually save the file, but I've lost any work done since the last save. Any suggestions? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66303
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    - "Word cannot open this document template" I downloaded all the recommended service packs and patches and now I cannot access ANY Office file. I have no idea what to do now. I restarted my system a few times to no avail. I do not know where the downloads are stored so I cannot delete them. HELP - what do I do? Linda Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66300
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    - Word--Office 97 In the process of working on an article for a newsletter yesterday I was locked out of Word. Had opened and closed the file several times with no problem. Sent it to a committee member and she received it with no problem. When I tried to open it again to add her comments, I got a message about an error in the application. I have the CD that I think came with the computer (MS Office 97 Professional Edition)and wondered if I should uninstall Word and then reload it. (The problem seems to be only Word; I can use Publisher okay.) thanks Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66299
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    - Word Crash I had posted this problem yesterday to seek some advise but didn't receive any. This problem occured again today. Can someone help please? I'm using MS Word 2000 SP-1 on Windows XP Home. Say, I'm working in word and suddenly I need to perform another task - say open internet browser or launch another application, Word crashes without any notice. It doesn't crash at start-up nor does it when saving. It only crashes when the focus is moved to some other application. What is this? This happens so frequently and has left me so frustrated. Thank you. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66295
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    - Hyperlink in Comment won't link to normal text In Word XP, is it possible to create a hyperlink in a comment to the normal text of the same document (rather than to another comment); when I try it just hangs. thx. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66294
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    - Getting a 1606 error Hello, I am getting an error when a customer is in word and wants to install the thesarus. I cant uninstall office or repair it for I keep getting this error. Here is the error: Error 1606. Could not access network location. %:LLUSERSPROFILE%\Application data\Microsoft\Data. The funny thing is the ":" in the %:LLUSERPROFILE%. I have seen an error like (Error 1606. Could not access network location <Common Administrative Tools>.All users\.) but the fix dosn't work. I just want to uninstall office but I can't, any advice. Thanks Tom Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66293
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    - works on 2000 server Will Word for MS Works Suite 2003, run on a W2k server DC and terminal server? Thanks Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66292
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    - Menu's go to background When I open an existing document in Microsoft Word and click on File, Save As or Print, the window that pops up goes directly to the background (behind the main word windows). Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66276
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    - Word tool bar Header is not showing at the top of the document Hi, Please, help. I opened Microsoft word and the header is not showing on the top of the document. the tool bar is not there. It is only showing the document by itself without any tool bar on the top of the document. How can I reset the document to bring back the tool bar on the top??? when I open word I can only see the rulers on the top and left side and the document itself. thanks, latife Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66275
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    - accessing newsgroups Hi All, I'm having trouble accesing the Newsgroups...I'm using IE 5.5...I can view the screen where all the messages are displayed and can also expand the message list. However when I click on a particular message no second window opens to display the message. Also I am unable to view any link/button that allows me to send a new message. I'm writing this using Netscape but the screens no longer display correctly in this browser. Any ideas on what the problem seems to be? Thanks in Advance Cheers Brian Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66274
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    - Microsoft word 2002 installation I was wondering if Microsoft word 2002 software disk will be compatible with windows xp Microsoft works word? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66273
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    - Winword.EXE error with embedded tables/Track Changes I am using Word 2000, SR-1 I have a table inside another table. I am also using the Track Changes feature. When I click inside the embedded table and type I immediatly receive the dreaded Winword.exe message and Microsoft Word crashes. Any one ever experience this before?? Thanks, Jeff Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66272
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    - Using the "Find" feature in Word 2000 When I do a search in a word document using the "Find" feature, I get this message:"Word has finished searching the document. The search item was not found" But the text is there. It happens with any kind of search, i.e.,wildcard, etc Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66271
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    - Indexing when i do an concordance file for the indexing of a document. When I do the automark for the indexing it is not placing the concordance file names everywhere inside the document where it is listed. and also the page numbers are wrong when I put the index at the end of the document . Please help me this problem. I have been trying to figure out this for a week. Thanks Janice Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66270
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    - Unable to open word document after saving it Hi, I'm running XP Home with Office XP. I can create a WORD document but after I save it, and then try to re-open I can't do it. Any ideas??? Mike Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66267
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    - Footer wraps after software update After updating to Word 2000 SP-3 (9.0.6926 SP-3) I find that footers that originally filled the width of the page (a single line of text from the left side without tabs) between margins wraps from one line to two lines. The documents are unaffected in an older version of Word 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1) where they were originally formatted. Is there a formatting option within Word that might have been changed during the update to cause this problem or something else? Documents have not been edited to cause it and printers are the same as well. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66259
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    - Word 2002 - Insert Key My INSERT KEY does not work. Every time I try to use it to OVERWRITE, it acts as if it is a "REPEAT KEY" and repeats what I last typed. Can someone please help me and tell me how to fix this? Irene Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66258
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    - Stop viewing licensing agreement everytime I start word The licensing agreement keeps popping up when I start word 2002 (windows xp). I always press accept and it still happens the next time I start word. Please make it stop!!! Thx. Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66257
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    - Word 2002 - Insert Key My INSERT KEY does not work. When I try to use it, it acts a "REPEAT KEY", and repeats what I just typed, and what I actually want it to do is OVERWRITE. Can someone please tell me how to fix this? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66256
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    - Run-Time Error I keep getting a C++ error when I exit and it doesn't save my documents! Please someone tell me how to solve this. Thanks, Joe Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66254
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    - Word unexpectedly quits when selecting a document from taskbar when ?Group simi Has anyone else had this occurrance? Word unexpectedly quits when selecting a document from taskbar when ?Group similar taskbar buttons? properties is active. I don't receive an error and all my docs do get auto recovered. Unchecked the "group similar..." check-box in the taskbar properties, but would like to use it. thanks! Ted Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66253
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    - FrontPage I have XP Home edition and for some reson everytime I | boot up or try to open WORD the Installer starts and | say "Window Professional is trying to install 'Front | Page'. | How can I get it to stop doing this? Please! Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66252
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    - WINWORD.EXE - Application Error when using Routing I'm currently trying to using the Routing Slip method to send a word document as an attachment through email. The Problem is, each time the code kicks off for the Routing Slip Method it causes a "WINWORD.EXE - Application Error" error message then shuts WORD down. Any one have a clue as to why? Code i am using: Activedocument.HasRoutingSlip = True With Activedocument.RoutingSlip .Subject = "IT Request For Services" .AddRecipient "mrichard@rev.state.la.us" .Delivery = wdAllAtOnce End With Activedocument.Route Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66251
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    - Run time error While working on a document in word 2000, all of a sudden a message would appear saying: Microsoft Visual C** Runtime Library Runtime Error Program:c:\program Files\Microsoft Office\office 10\ winword.exe abnormal program termination I have tried clicking on the OK box, as well as clicking on the X up in the top right corner of the box. In both cases the whole document closes and most times the changes have'nt been saved. Has anyone ever come accross this and could you explain to me what is happening ? It's very frustrating typing 4 or 5 pages of text and then losing it all. Thanks for any help you can give me. John Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66248
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    - Long time saving documents I have MS Word 2002. Everytime I intentionally save any file, or when the autosave function is operating, it takes from 30 - 60 seconds to save a file. During that time, the computer hangs. Someone said that it might be related to my McAfee virus protection program, but I can't find any references to that in the knowledge base. Anyone have similar problems that you were able to solve?? Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66247
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    - The Windows registry has reported that one or more required files are damaged or Hi, I am receiving the following error message when opening Word2002.i am using WinXP: "The Windows registry has reported that one or more required files are damaged or missing. To correct this problem, run the Word Setup program" Please help me to overcome this error so that I can work with Word! regards Jill Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66246
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    - The Windows registry has reported that one or more required files are damaged or Hi, Iam receiving the following error when I try to open Word "The Windows registry has reported that one or more required files are damaged or missing. To correct this problem, run the Word Setup program" I am using Word2002 operating System:WinXP Please help me to overcome this problem ! Thank you. Regards Jill Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66245
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    - Ican't keep the fast document search enabled in Word 2002 ! Hi everybody Like I said, I can't keep the fast document search enabled on Word 2002. Every time I turn my computer off and on again, I have to re-enable it. Is there a way to correct this? Maybe a key in the registry that should be tampered with? ;-) Thanks in advance Leo Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66238
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    - Word crashes when using a specific template Hello Using Word XP SP-2 on Windows 2000 V5 SP-3. We have a problem with one of our templates, which none of us are able to figure out. The problem is that, when you go File/New and select that template, it immediately crashes Word with the helpful 'Word is closing, we're really sorry, please tell Microsoft' message box. There is no information on the error itself. I put a breakpoint in the code at the first line of the AutoNew module and tried to step through it but, upon running, it crashed before it even reached that point. Interestingly, the template can be used without any problems if you access it through Windows Explorer. This problem only occurs on some machines and is intermittent on some of the affected machines. I thought perhaps the template had become corrupt but the fact that it can be used via Explorer made me doubt that. Would anyone have any suggestions for a cause or solution? Any help would be gratefully accepted! Many thanks Denise Crawley Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66237
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    - awful predicament I have reloaded my Microsoft Word 2000 SR-1 so many times I am sick of it. It is crashing on startup. It say's that Microsoft Word has encountered and needs to close. Also the Office Update on the micr.soft site seems to do nothing except cost me for download bandwidth on my high speed bills. I would really like to find a way to fix this problem. Please Help....getting very frustrated!!! Tag: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! Tag: 66235

In Word '97, whenever I change a type size or font, "you
have performed an illegal operation. All unsaved info
will be lost..." pops up. Anyone with any suggestions?
Thx.

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Re: "illegal operation"- it's killing me! by Suzanne

Suzanne
Wed Sep 17 10:25:59 CDT 2003

This suggests a damaged printer driver. Delete and reinstall the printer,
preferably with an updated driver.

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"mike" <skypilotf14@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:607e01c37d2e$cc611d30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> In Word '97, whenever I change a type size or font, "you
> have performed an illegal operation. All unsaved info
> will be lost..." pops up. Anyone with any suggestions?
> Thx.

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