Had you read the links I posted closely you would have seen that the
instruction in both links was to delete any temporary files first!
You will find the normal template in the hidden folder
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
copy and past that line into the address bar of Windows Explorer.
Rename normal.dot to normal.old.
If that doesn't fix it, work through ALL the tips in the links
provided. Note that running word in its safe mode only fixes the
registry temporarily. You will probably have to edit the registry
with the registry editor to make the change permanent. If you are
uncomfortable with editing the registry, copy and paste the
following two lines into Notepad
REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Data]
Save to the desktop as Data.reg. Then with Word (and Outlook)
closed Right click the file and choose Merge. The Data key for Word
2003 will be removed from the registry. Restart Word to create a
new one.
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My web site
www.gmayor.com
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Nicholasia wrote:
I'm not sure how to continue to post, but I just wanted to let
people know that the difficulty I've been having with Word is back
(after about half an hour -- I left it on and was working
elsewhere), exactly the same as before. So, evidently, the
difficulty wasn't/isn't with the Registry.
Looks as though I'll have go ahead and delete [some] "Temporary
files". I suppose I should first try to rename the "Normal
template" to see what that does. However, as it's Saturday, I'll
leave this until tomorrow. In the meantime, I hope very much that
Graham or somebody else reading this will indicate for me where
exactly "Normal template" is to be found.
Thanks, Nicholas.
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Hi Graham,
Thanks for responding so promptly. I've read the information in
the link you provided here, but I am not sure (yet) how much of
it (if any) really applies to my situation. I am not sure that I
would say that Word "crashes" - It does stop working, but weirdly
with a highlighting of all text and the appearance of a thick
prompt-line (I'm not sure what one should call the vertical line
that indicates where the typing takes place). That said, however,
I am typing these words at the moment in Word (which I intend to
cut and paste into a "reply" to you/the forum) opened in Safe
Mode (via holding down Ctl button), and so far so good!
Also, I:
1- have checked Task Manager - no stalled or unwanted programs
running. 2- am not running (and have never run) Outlook.
F.Y.I., I have just now switched to typing in Word opened via
"Start ? Run ? winword /a" which also works fine. The fact that
this works (by automatically fixing the Registry?, I read later),
however, seemed initially to suggest that the difficulty I'm
having with Word is/may be related to the "Normal template,"
which the instructions advise to rename.
Here's where I began to become (sheepishly) confused. For
starters, I don't even know how to access the "Normal template"
in order to rename it. However, undaunted (and somewhat
encouraged by the little progress I was apparently making) I read
on until I got to the recommendation/suggestion that "Temporary
files" be deleted, and then another suggestion that the "Registry
may have to be fixed via " Start ? Run ? winword /a ". I began to
become anxious, confronted with so much information and many
possibilities, until I realised that I'd already done this latter
step and it seems to be working.
So, "Normal Template," and "Temporary files" be danged! Unless the
difficulty I have comes back, I will not risk my mucking around
(as inevitably, for me, it is) with renaming anything or deleting
files! (I am a pre-neophyte as far as computers and IT in general
goes!)
Even if, by repairing the Registry, I haven't really resolved the
difficulty it's very reassuring to have a good deal of information
to which to refer for other options/possibilities.
So, thank you Mr. Mayor. I greatly appreciate your help!
P.S. Before sending this (i.e. cut & pasting), I am going to
reboot and try opening Word again in less-than-Safe, i.e. regular
mode. (10 min later - It works! So far, so good! Thanks again!)
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See
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProblemsStartingWord.htm.
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Nicholasia wrote:
I am using Word 2003 on a laptop. When I open Word, a blank Word
screen appears (O.K.), but it takes about ten seconds for the
cursor-line/prompt to appear, and it does so only as a
thick/bolded/highlighted prompt that won't move. Nothing happens
when I try to type. Also, if I open a new/saved document at this
point, the text becomes immediately highlighted when it opens.
(Once again, typing meets with no response.) I have tried
various strategies including reinstalling Word (and even all of
Office), but nothing restores Word to proper functioning. As
far as I can tell, no keys are stuck or otherwise frozen.
The one thing that does seem to work, albeit only momentarily,
is if I hold "Esc" while clicking on the touchpad (for the
prompt) - this removes the highlighting (and allows me to type)
for about 2 or 3 letters. Then the highlighting and
non-responsiveness return.
This problem first arose about six months ago and then
disappeared suddenly three months ago. Now the problem's back
and I would really like to know if there is something I can do
to get rd of it.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions anybody might have.