Solution to Building Blocks error in Word 2007 Beta

[Mike Maxey]

Hello,

There are many customers who are running into an error when they start Word
2007 Beta2 technical Refresh or when they drop down a gallery. The content
that was shipped in Beta2 can no longer be opened by the Beta2TR build.
Since the building blocks.dotx file is a user file, it is not updated or
replaced during the upgrade to Beta2TR.

The Building Blocks.dotx file stores the items that appear when you drop
down a gallery such as cover pages, watermarks, quick tables, etc.

Here is some information on this problem and the workaround. This
information is from the Readme/FAQ for Office 2007.
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/products/FX101517941033.aspx




There is a workaround:

1.. Close Word.
2.. Go to your user building blocks directory (\Documents and
Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks on
Windows XP, \users\<user name>\app data\roaming\\Microsoft\Document Building
Blocks).
3.. Go into any subdirectories and delete your Building Blocks.dotx
file.
4.. Reboot Word will regenerate the file for you.
Note If you had saved any building blocks into your Building
Blocks.dotx file you should be OK.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks, Mike.