Major problem when highlighting text - urgent help needed

[Snoopy1980]

I have Word 2003, Windows XP, and as of a couple of days ago, I've started
having a strange problem when I select text. As I scroll down, part of the
text remains unhighlighted, and the words get all jumbled around - I'll even
see the same line repeated. It clears up after I click the scrolling bar on
the right and navigate away from that, but it wastes a lot of my time, and in
my line of work, I can't afford it. Document size and letting my computer
get some rest doesn't fix it, and I have the latest Microsoft Office upgrades
- and I have the feeling one of them caused the problem.

Does anyone have any idea what the heck I'm talking about and how to fix it?

Thanks!

 

[Terry Farrell]

This sounds like a graphics driver problem. Check with he manufacturer's
support site that you have the latest driver, then reinstall it. Let us know
if this resolves the problem.

 

[Snoopy1980]

Um...it didn't, actually.

Reinstalling Microsoft Office did, though. The program had gotten corrupted.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Except that reinstalling doesn't solve corruption problems. Rebooting might
solve display problems.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

While it may not fix document corruption issues, if the installation has become corrupted either through other installs, or registry
adjustments or something else then a repair/reinstall can fix those, even though some may turn out to be O/S related.

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Except that reinstalling doesn't solve corruption problems. Rebooting might
solve display problems.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill <<
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Snoopy1980]

I tried that, more than once. It didn't work.

Except that reinstalling doesn't solve corruption problems. Rebooting might
solve display problems.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[Snoopy1980]

Well, it looks like reinstalling wasn't the answer either. I'm still having
the same problems all of a sudden. I still get problems displaying text,
sometimes without me even having to highlight - lines are repeated or cut off
unless I scroll away. This is a serious problem for me, as I depend on Word
for work.

With all due respect, I'm rather disappointed that three different Microsoft
MVPs have been unable to offer any real assistance that solves the problem.

 

[Terry Farrell]

I repeat my first reply. It may also be a printer driver problem too, but I
suggest trying the graphics driver first.

Terry

 

[Arran]

I'm having the exact same issue here. I updated my graphics driver and it is
still giving me problems. I agree with Mr. Snoopy ... I do depend on Word 97
and this is something I hope gets alleviated soon.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Are you using 97 or 2007?

Terry

I'm having the exact same issue here. I updated my graphics driver and it
is
still giving me problems. I agree with Mr. Snoopy ... I do depend on Word
97
and this is something I hope gets alleviated soon.