Frequent errors in word

[Dave]

Hi all,
I am really getting frustrated by recurrent errors in MS
word. It keeps telling me that a "serious error has
occured and word has to close". This happens so often
that it is getting to me. Of course it recovers my work
before it closes, but I don't need this extra distraction.
I am using the MS office 2003 on Windows xp pro. SDRAM
520 mb cpu sped 2.0 gh.
thanx!

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Dave,

What are you doing when the error occurs? Printing? Saving? Typing?

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[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Dave

Recurrent errors that don't seem to have any specific or repeatable cause
are often caused by a corrupt Normal.dot or other mess - especially .tmp
files - left behind from the earlier crashes.

You can force Word to use a clean Normal.dot by renaming the file.

See also

http://www.gmayor.dsl.pipex.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

and the application errors FAQs in

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs

Do you send your error reports after a crash? Occasionally these will send
back useful information on the cause of the crash.