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    - can't open word 2000 while in user profile I'm having trouble opening word 2000 while in my user profile, but I can open it while in the main profile. Everytime I try to open it in my user profile it freezes the computer and I have to restart. Anyone know anything that might help? Thanks. Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66449
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    - no Menus I have lost the main menu (File Edit View etc) Any ideas on getting it back? Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66447
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    - Problem in opening word documents Would anyone know why after I have pressed the OPEN icon, all the listed folders are in "????" instead of "English letters"? Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66444
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    - word crashes after clicking bullet button Hi all, I have word 2000 on a windows 2000 computer. Every time I press the bullet or numbering button, word crashes. I have tried it on new documents. I have replaced the normal.dot file and the problem still occurs. The repair function of my office CD didn't help. Before I reinstall the entire office package, has anyone a suggestion? Thanks FM Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66442
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    - Sometimes Word will not launch from icon in third party software I work for a company which writes document assembly software which merges in Word by way of a macro and DDE. Often we find that the merge is no longer functioning and generally we can discover and repair the problem. However, one particular test tells us that we are not going to solve the problem in the usual way. If we press on the link to Word from within our software and Word does not launch - we know there is nothing we can do. The only solution appears to be to uninstall Word, delete its directories and then reinstall Word. We have been assured that the icon is a simple shortcut and that if it stops working, then there must be something corrupt in the registry. Any suggestions? Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66441
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    - Word XP Asks to Repair Documents When Saved Intermittently, when saving in Word, I get a dialog box that asks, "This file contains repairs made to it by Word. Saving the file will make these repairs permanent. It is recommended that you view the repairs before saving the file." The choices are Show Repairs, Save, and Cancel. If I hit show repairs, it gives me a list of 30 or so, with the heading "Errors were detected in this file, but Microsoft Word was able to open the file by making the repairs listed below. Save the file to make the repairs permanent." Selecting any one of the errors and hitting "Go To" gets me a flashing cursor at the same spot in the document (before the first line of text). I have no idea why I'm getting this. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Word, but the problem has persisted. Any idea what's going on? Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66438
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    - Word 2002 crashes when writing a letter I have been searching to an answer for this, but can't find one, and hope someone here can help. When I'm typing a letter in Word, it crashes and gives me the pop-up window to send report to Microsoft. It happens the same way everytime. I type the following: Data Address Dear so-so, and when I hit return, Word crashes. If I don't type the salution and a comma, but start the body of the letter, it's fine. And then I just edit in the saluation later. Hope someone can help. Monica Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66436
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    - preparing to install error I am running Windows 2000 professional. For the last month, whenever I start Word I get the following message "preparing to install." I click cancel and then after another error message that reads Windows 9.0, which I also cancel, the program will open. It seems to function properly thereafter. I have browsed through the microsoft support web site and cannot find a solution. Can anyone explain what is going on and how I can correct this malfunction? Thanks, Tom O'Connell Milwaukee Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66432
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    - Wrong App Downloaded When I downloaded my Office XP Professional, it loaded everything right except for Word. Word 2000 loaded!! I've uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times and it is still doing the same thing. HELP!!!! Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66431
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    - unusual termination errors - word automatically shuts down Hello, I am running Word 2002 on a Windows XP professional system. It came installed on my computer and from the very first day I started using it it has had a problem where it will periodically pop up an error message saying that word has preformed an error and will close (dumping all unsaved info of course). Sometimes it brings up the 'submit this error to Microsoft' box, sometimes it doesn't. Another error also occurs often times when closing a file which says 'unusual termination error, program will close' or something close to it, and shuts every thing down. When it comes back up from these errors it says that the Normal.dot file has been changed, do I want to load the new copy? THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I have been trying to fix the problem for over a year now. And the program still crashes at least twice a day, usually more. I have been back and forth with the Gateway people (who I bought my computer with) and they have had me do everything from unloading and reloading Word, buying and installing a whole different version of word, erasing the Normal.dot file and everything else. Nothing has helped. Word is also not deleting any temp files it creates and I don't know if this is part of the problem or not. If any one can help me, I would be forever grateful! Cassia Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66430
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    - Missing tools menu - repost I am missing the Tools dropdown menu in Word 2000. I have followed the directions given at the MS Word MVP site in deleting the Data key and then restarting before opening Word - problem still persists. I have made sure the SR-1 is installed. All without any help. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Jeff R Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66429
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    - Word Freezing Problem Everytime I initiate the microsoft word program, it begins to open but then freezes. It has been recommended that I need to delete a certain file because it is causing this freezing. Please Help Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66421
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    - "file not available" I can not access any of my Word files. Yes they are on this drive and backup and Open Office will load them. When trying to access a Word file, I get the flie not available error and then when closing Word, I get "there have been changes made to the golbal Normal" and can not exit with out saving these changes. I use Win XP Pro. HELP!!!!! Steve. Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66414
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    - paragraph and periods automatically embedded in all word 97 docs I opened document created in Word 97. Next, I see paragraphs and periods automatically embedded in this document and all of the Word 97 files in my computer. Pls help Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66413
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    - MS word crashes Hi all, I tried to open the a word(office 2000) document and it re- boots the system. Where as I tried on excel, access or ppt they are opening fine. Only word causes the system to re- boot. Any idea? Thank you, Jamie Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66407
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    - Word crashes when inserting symbol Every time I go to insert, symbol, Word says that it has encountered a problem and needs to restart. Does anyone know what I can do to resolve this problem? Thank you very much in advance for your help. Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66383
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    - Word template problem Each time I open MS Word, the normal template is with columns. How do I change it? I've tried many things, including opening Word through Normal in Word Templates, making the change and saving it, but it just saves a second copy of same thing. HELP. Thanks!! Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66374
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    - Word add random pages!!! When I go to delete a couple of lines the line I selected plus everything below it is deleted and 1000 plus pages are added to the document! What is happening? Thanks, Derek Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66361
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    - ATTN: Suzanne Barnhill I was emailed by Beth Melton and told to look back at my orginal question titled "Word cannot open this document template" for your response which had a link posted, but it's not there - neither was my update. So could you please post the link again for me - Thank you. Linda Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66354
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    - "illegal operation"- it's killing me! 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. Tag: word won't open either Tag: 66352
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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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either 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: word won't open either Tag: 66274

I am having the exact problem that Suzanne is having. It
all started about last Thursday. Everything had been
running fine until then. Could someone please give
suggestions to what the problem may be!

I have also uninstalled and reinstalled and word 2000 does
not open. All other Office 2000 programs seem to be
working fine after the reinstall except Word.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: word won't open either by Suzanne

Suzanne
Mon Sep 15 17:29:56 CDT 2003

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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"shari" <ronshari@nqks.com> wrote in message
news:005b01c37b95$311d1940$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I am having the exact problem that Suzanne is having. It
> all started about last Thursday. Everything had been
> running fine until then. Could someone please give
> suggestions to what the problem may be!
>
> I have also uninstalled and reinstalled and word 2000 does
> not open. All other Office 2000 programs seem to be
> working fine after the reinstall except Word.
>
> HELP!!!!!!!!!!

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