Winword will not start w/o /a

[Ralph Sumway]

Suddenly , winword will not start without the /a switch.
This is Office 2000 on Windows 2000. I've reinstalled and
upgraded to SP1 for O2k. Is there some sort of startup
file that may need replacing?

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The /a switch is just a diagnostic (see "WD2002: What Does the Word Startup
Switch "/a" Really Do?" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291487). If
Word runs correctly with this switch, that points to problems with
Normal.dot, the Registry, or an add-in. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm for other
suggestions.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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