It's very difficult to be certain because we don't know your system.
Generally speaking, restoring to a point prior to the problem 'should' work.
You will need to reinstall all the security patches again though! You may
also realise afterwards what is now missing from your system that was
installed since the restore point that may have messed up Word. SO it is not
a bad plan.
Terry
: <sigh> Normal.dot has been renamed several times already, even deleted so
: Word would create a new one. I also tried the Printer Driver suggestion
: (even removed the rpinter & re-added), but that didn't work either. Do you
: know if going to a previous Restore Point would cause great harm to the
: machine?
:
: Thanks...
:
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Did you rename normal.dot? Did you reinstall the printer driver?
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
:
: >
: > : > :I tried all the options in the document (which I found quite throough
and
: > : easy to follow). When I used the winword.exe /a option, I was able to
: > open
: > : Word no problem, which tells me that something is corrupt.
: > :
: > : Unfortunately, there was nothing in the Word Startup folder (I showed
: > hidden
: > : files, still nothing) to move/delete. I even deleted the Word Registry
: > Key,
: > : and ALL the templates & wizards, but to no avail.
: > :
: > : Argh, this is getting aggravating....
: > :
: > :
: > : ...any more thoughts?
: > :
: > : Thanks,
: > :
: > : -iccohen
: > :
: > : : > : > See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : > Words into Type
: > : > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > newsgroup
: > : > so
: > : > all may benefit.
: > : >
: > : > : > : >> Hello-
: > : >>
: > : >> Have Office 2000. Exce, etc, can open but Word can't. It gets to
the
: > : > Splash
: > : >> Screen and just freezes. I have uninstalled & reinstalled, and even
: > : > deleted
: > : >> the Normal. dot template, all to no avail.
: > : >>
: > : >> I am running Windows XP with AVG Anti-virus, Sygate Personal
: > Firewall,
: > : >> Spybot, Ad-Aware, etc.
: > : >>
: > : >> Just downloaded the series of patches from Microsoft dated 6/14/05.
: > Can't
: > : >> say if these are the cause, because I haven't used Word in a couple
: > of
: > : >> weeks.
: > : >>
: > : >> Anybody have suggestions on what I should try? (Note- can't remove
: > : > Microsoft
: > : >> patches, and I stupidly forgot to setup a System Restore).
: > : >>
: > : >> Thanks,
: > : >>
: > : >> -iccohen
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >
: > :
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: >
: >
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