text only -- is this readable?

[PatKurz]

I apologize if this is not readable. I did not know!!!

in word 2002, "macro could not be created" came up after I fooled around
with templates, etc.

i have deleted normal.dot and uninstalled and reinstalled word and office...
tried all the fixes I could research, but nothing worked.

thank you for your help.

Patricia G. Kurz
Management Support Services, Inc
Chicago, IL

 

[Tsu Dho Nimh]

I apologize if this is not readable. I did not know!!!

in word 2002, "macro could not be created" came up after I fooled around
with templates, etc.

What was the name of the macro?

Word may prevent you from creating a macro of the same name as a
built-in command.

Tsu Dho Nimh

 

[Beth Melton]

Actually, if you name a macro the same as a built-in command Word will
run your macro instead of the built-in command.

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[PatKurz]

So do any of you have another idea? I am willing to uninstall and reinstall
again, but i cannot seem to change the settings back to normal.

I have a good copy of my registry from 11/9. is there a way to import what i
need from it?

thanking you in advance.

pat kurz

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Pat,

I realize you are searching for an answer and if you want to get to
the bottom of your issue then it's best to maintain a single thread on
the subject. Otherwise important information regarding your problem
can easily be overlooked, everything you have tried, haven't tried,
and our suggestions can end up being duplicated. As a result and it
can take longer to resolve the problem.

I believe I asked a follow-up question to one of your posts on this
subject and unfortunately I don't have any additional
ideas/suggestions until I know when you are encountering the error
message.

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[PatKurz]

obviously this is my first entry into a newsgroup. i apologize.


i tried a variety of garbage and gibberish. i had a template from which i
attempted to run an existing macro, which then resulted in "insufficient
memory"

i know for sure this is a template problem. the odd thing is that when I
delete all the *.dot files that I created, uninstall word, office and
reinstall.. all my settings from my personalized *.dot files remain in the
new install.

i'd been fooling around in the registry, in the permissions and generally
everything before this happened. my comp runs okay everywhere else. in fact
i can run but not create macros in excel.

i believe my problems may be buried in:

1. locations of files.
2. templates
3. permissions
4. active x

but these are all gueses.

thanks for your consideration.

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Pat,

No apologies necessary - we're just here to help and learning the best
methods for getting your problem resolved is equally important.

Typically, reinstalling Office does little good since it doesn't reset
your personal settings to the defaults. Typically problems such as
this have nothing to do with the Word installation but rather changes
you have made.

So, let's start with some general background questions:

- Is the macro you are attempting to run stored in your Normal.dot or
another template? If another template are you able to create a new
macro in your Normal.dot?

General suggestions based on what I can ascertain thus far:

It sounds like you may have inadvertently changed the permissions on
your personal folders. What operating system are you using? You might
check the permissions assigned to the following:

- C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application Data\Microsoft\...

- User Templates folder. In Word take a look under Tools/Options/File
Locations to find this location.

- Check permissions assigned to your Temp folder.

If the permission check out then what operating system are you using?
What is the location of your User Templates folder?

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[PatKurz]

Dear Beth, et al, see my responses below:

Hi Pat,

No apologies necessary - we're just here to help and learning the best
methods for getting your problem resolved is equally important.

Typically, reinstalling Office does little good since it doesn't reset
your personal settings to the defaults. Typically problems such as
this have nothing to do with the Word installation but rather changes
you have made.

So, let's start with some general background questions:

- Is the macro you are attempting to run stored in your Normal.dot or
another template? If another template are you able to create a new
macro in your Normal.dot?

*********No macros of any sort, new old or imported run or can be
created.*************

General suggestions based on what I can ascertain thus far:

It sounds like you may have inadvertently changed the permissions on
your personal folders. What operating system are you using?

*********USING WIN2K ********

You might

check the permissions assigned to the following:

- C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application

Data\Microsoft\...*****NO PERMISSIONS IN THE "PROPERTIES BOX ** NOTHING
CHECKED ************

- User Templates folder. In Word take a look under Tools/Options/File
Locations to find this location. *****NO PERMISSIONS *** NOTHING CHECKED IN PROPERTIES***

- Check permissions assigned to your Temp folder.*** in temp under

d&settings, it was read only and I removed the check, applying it to that
and subfolders***

If the permission check out then what operating system are you using? **WIN2k**
What is the location of your User Templates folder? ************c:\prog files\microsoft office\1033***
**************

YABBA DABBA DOOOO!!! IT WORKED... THANK YOU SOSOOOSOSOSOSOSO MUCH... I HAVE
JUST FOUND A NEW SOURCE OF READING MATERIAL... YOU (ALL) WERE GREAT... SAVED
MY LIFE.


PAT KURZ

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Pat,

Great to hear!

Yes, if your Temp folder was set to Read-only then your applications
were not able to create the necessary temp files. In this case,
creating macros would not have been the only problem you ultimately
encounter.

Thanks for the update.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, it's not typical to have c:\prog files\microsoft office\1033 as your
user templates folder. This is where Word puts its own ("installed")
templates, but Normal.dot and user-created templates are typically in a
folder with the name Templates; in Word 2000, the default path will be
C:\Documents and Settings\Profile Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

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