If I had to guess, I'd say that the installer is corrupt, but first what
happens if you start Word in safe mode? From Start, Run type in
winword /a
and press enter. Does Word open and close correctly now?
:I ran detect and repair on Excel and it fixed the speech recognition
problem.
: However running the detect/repair on Word did not solve the windows
: installer problem. After it finished resetting registry keys, the
installer
: immediately started up again. It is the more annoying problem because it
: takes so long to cancel out, and sometimes I have to use task manager to
end
: it.
:
: I also ran my A/V program - no viruses found, and scanned my computer for
: spyware.
:
: "Voo" wrote:
:
: > I just did that and it said it setup successfully, but there was no
change.
: > Here's what's happening.
: > When I try to open a document with Word - the windows installer box pops
up
: > and I have to hit cancel a couple of times and wait for Word to start.
I
: > have no idea what it is trying to install.
: >
: > When I start Excel, it says something about speech recognition not being
: > installed and i have to hit cancel on that for it to start.
: >
: > As I said before, both of these weird problems occured immediately after
: > installing the most recent Office update.
: >
: >
: > "TF" wrote:
: >
: > > Have you tried running the Detect and Repair option from the Help
Menu(of
: > > any of the Office applications)?
: > >
: > > terry
: > >
: > > : > > : No i'm not using Norton - i hate Norton, it's worse than having a
virus.
: > > : Word was working fine until download of MS update.
: > > : Now I have to keep hitting cancel on the installer. Sometimes I
have to
: > > : bring up the task manager to end the installer.
: > > :
: > > : "TF" wrote:
: > > :
: > > : > I've installed them all without problem. Are any of you using
Norton
: > > Anti
: > > : > Virus? If so, try disabling the Office plug-in under Advanced
options.
: > > : >
: > > : > --
: > > : > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > > :
: > > : >
: > > : > : > > : > : Sounds like I may have dodged a bullet. I have Automatic Updates
set
: > > to
: > > : > : semi-automatic (it notifies me that updates are available, and I
can
: > > : > choose
: > > : > : to download them). I got the notice Wednesday, said OK, and then
: > > expected
: > > : > to
: > > : > : be notified that they were ready to install. I've heard nothing
: > > further: I
: > > : > : wonder if MS discovered the problem and canceled the download.
: > > : > :
: > > : > : --
: > > : > : 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.
: > > : > :
: > > : > : : > > : > : > I am having the same exact problem since the update as well.
I can
: > > get
: > > : > : the
: > > : > : > documents to open, but have to click cancel on installer
multiple
: > > times.
: > > : > : I
: > > : > : > am also getting this problem with Excel documents, so it
appears to
: > > have
: > > : > : > affected all of Office 2003.
: > > : > : >
: > > : > : > "taydad" wrote:
: > > : > : >
: > > : > : > > Wednesday morning, the Microsoft automatic updates did an
update
: > > on my
: > > : > : > > computer (no idea what...it just did it - there was a
message to
: > > that
: > > : > : effect,
: > > : > : > > which is the only way I know). Ever since, I cannot open
Word
: > > docs.
: > > : > When
: > > : > : I
: > > : > : > > try, I get a message that says "an open dialog box prevent
: > > completing
: > > : > : this
: > > : > : > > command. Close open dialog boxes to continue." Then the
windows
: > > : > : installer
: > > : > : > > screen pops up for a sec (and acts like it's gonna ask me
for the
: > > : > : > > installation CDs...which I have)...but then it goes away and
I'm
: > > : > : suddenly
: > > : > : > > back at my desktop. I've restarted my computer to make sure
there
: > > are
: > > : > : no
: > > : > : > > dialog boxes open. When I try, nothing else is running on
my
: > > system.
: > > : > : > >
: > > : > : > > Any ideas???
: > > : > :
: > > : >
: > > : >
: > > : >
: > >
: > >
: > >
