My normal.dot file will not update between sessions, Help

[Stu222]

I used the Settings Wizard in Office to collect all my settings. When I
applied the settings to Office 2003 everything seemed fine but Office will
not remember any new toolbar settings I now make. The Normal.dot file is
showing a "last Access" date of jan 30, the date I transfered the settings.
Can any one help?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?

 

[Kathy]

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You need to edit the Registry. You do this by typing "regedit" at the Start
| Run prompt. You'll find a folder tree similar to that in Windows Explorer,
but what would be files or folders in Explorer are called "keys" in the
Registry.

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?

 

[Stu222]

Can you post the URL for Mike Farrell, please Kathy? I think this might solve
the problem.

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?

 

[Kathy]

http://tinyurl.com/56gft

Or, if you prefer:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...a202&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

The heading is "Toolbar-customized settings disappear," and the message is
the 5th post (3.16.05).

I just tried this and it worked! Changes to the normal.dot toolbar were
retained, even after Word was closed and reopened. The procedure removes the
Adobe toolbar from the Word toolbar set. However, I can still create a PDF
from a Word file simply by choosing Print and then selecting Adobe PDF as the
printer.

THANKS--Kathy

Can you post the URL for Mike Farrell, please Kathy? I think this might solve
the problem.

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?



I used the Settings Wizard in Office to collect all my settings. When I
applied the settings to Office 2003 everything seemed fine but Office will
not remember any new toolbar settings I now make. The Normal.dot file is
showing a "last Access" date of jan 30, the date I transfered the
settings.
Can any one help?

 

[DianeMcP]

Does anyone know if this registry fix for Office 2003/Windows XP/Adobe 7 will
work for Office 2002/Windows XP/Adobe 7. The only way I'm able to actually
make a change is to edit the Normal.dot file itself. I cannot change a
setting with in work, use the "Default" button in Page Setup or Format/Font.
--
Thanks,
Diane

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm

Does anyone know if this registry fix for Office 2003/Windows XP/Adobe 7 will
work for Office 2002/Windows XP/Adobe 7. The only way I'm able to actually
make a change is to edit the Normal.dot file itself. I cannot change a
setting with in work, use the "Default" button in Page Setup or Format/Font.
--
Thanks,
Diane

I am having the identical problem--just got a new laptop, Office 2003/Windows
XP. And yes, running Adobe 7. Word refuses to save changes to the normal.dot
template.

A post in the new users group (from Terry Farrell MVP) said that the problem
could be solved by "editing the Windows registry." It described finding a
"key" and changing it. However, I don't understand how to where to type the
path that was in the post.

It said, "You need to find the key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin] and
change the subkey called "LoadBehavior" from a value of 3 to 0."

I don't understand what I should be typing in and where -- what is a key?

Another question: Will making this change cause Adobe to stop working?

Thanks for any help. This a maddening problem.

Kathy

Do you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed?



I used the Settings Wizard in Office to collect all my settings. When I
applied the settings to Office 2003 everything seemed fine but Office will
not remember any new toolbar settings I now make. The Normal.dot file is
showing a "last Access" date of jan 30, the date I transfered the
settings.
Can any one help?