Word -- Crashes upon opening

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Todd Martens

Hi, I have a relatively new computer and a new version of Office. As of
Thursday, anytime I open Word2003 it crashes instantly, within 5-10 seconds
of loading up. It happens whether I start typing or not.

No other Office program, that I can tell, does this. I opened Excel and
Publisher just fine. I was told to open Word in safe mode, but it didn't
work, and Word still crashed.

This happened completely out of the blue. The computer is three months old,
and I just bought Office in Nov.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any ideas?

Thanks,
Todd
 
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TF

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm



: Hi, I have a relatively new computer and a new version of Office. As of
: Thursday, anytime I open Word2003 it crashes instantly, within 5-10
seconds
: of loading up. It happens whether I start typing or not.
:
: No other Office program, that I can tell, does this. I opened Excel and
: Publisher just fine. I was told to open Word in safe mode, but it didn't
: work, and Word still crashed.
:
: This happened completely out of the blue. The computer is three months
old,
: and I just bought Office in Nov.
:
: Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any ideas?
:
: Thanks,
: Todd
 
T

Todd Martens

Thanks for the responses. Now I have a follow-up. Since I can't open Word
long enough to locate the start-up files, I have to do a search for "*.dot,"
the computer finds 25 files. Am I to rename all of them to .old?

Should I think about just removing the program and re-installing it?

(the printer connection is fine, i believe, and norton plug-in has been
disabled for a while)

Thanks,
Todd
 
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garfield-n-odie

Not yet... For starters, just rename the normal.dot template in the
"C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates" folder. Then start Word, and see if the
problem is fixed.
 
T

Todd Martens

Ok, so I renamed the normal.dot template, and it didn't work. Word 2003 still
crashed. Maybe some more background is needed? Here goes:

1. Word does not crash until I start typing.

2. The problem began a few days ago when I double-clicked on Word to open
it. I double-clicked it again right away, since I didn't think the computer
registered my request. Then, Word opened like 40 times in a row. My computer
was caught in this crazy Word loop, and I had to CTRL+ALT+DLT it to stop.

3. And thus began the crashing once I start typing.

Toshiba told me to uninstall Word and reinstall it. Will this wreck havoc
with the license?

An email from Microsoft support told me to test WordPad (works fine) and
Notepad (works fine). Then they suggested I uninstall Norton, which I'm
hesitant to do.

Any help, as always, is greatly, greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
T

Todd Martens

Nope. It crashes then as well. I just retried it, and it crashed. It crashed
even quicker that time.
 
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garfield-n-odie

Did you install or uninstall any hardware or software last week before
the crashing problem began? You probably didn't, but I thought I ask
anyway. Try running the Detect and Repair Tool:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs, click Microsoft Office 2003,
and then click Change.
3. In the Microsoft Office 2003 Setup dialog box, click Reinstall or
Repair, and then click Next.
4. Click either Reinstall Office or Detect and Repair errors in my
Office installation, and then click Install.
Note: If you choose to detect and repair problems in your Microsoft
Office installation, click to select the Restore my Start Menu Shortcuts
check box to rebuild your Microsoft Office shortcuts.
 
T

Todd Martens

I didn't uninstall or install any programs, but I did download this latest
Microsoft update a few days ago. The update was two items -- one was
something called a malicious software removal tool, and I don't even remember
what the other was called. They popped up on the automatic update a few days
before the crashing began.
 
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garfield-n-odie

Okay, try the Detect and Repair Tool:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs, click Microsoft Office 2003,
and then click Change.
3. In the Microsoft Office 2003 Setup dialog box, click Reinstall or
Repair, and then click Next.
4. Click "Detect and Repair errors in my Office installation".
Click to select the "Restore my Start Menu Shortcuts" check box to
rebuild your Microsoft Office shortcuts. Click Install.
 
T

Todd Martens

So the plot thickens. I can't repair the program because the uninstall wizard
crashes due to a "fatal error." Here is a copy of the error report that was
submitted:

Additional data that describes the application's condition is required.
Large sections of the files you were using may be included, and this
information may take a long time to transfer over a slow connection.

WQL Query Results:

instance of Win32_NTLogEvent
{
Category = 100;
ComputerName = "TOSHIBA-TODD";
EventCode = 1005;
EventIdentifier = 3221226477;
EventType = 1;
InsertionStrings = {"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft
Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE", "Microsoft Office Word", "C000009C", "3"};
Logfile = "Application";
Message = "Windows cannot access the file C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft
Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE for one of the following reasons:
\nthere is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is
stored on, or the storage
\ndrivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing.
\nWindows closed the program Microsoft Office Word because of this error.
\n
\nProgram: Microsoft Office Word
\nFile: C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\OFFICE11\\WINWORD.EXE
\n
\nThe error value is listed in the Additional Data section.
\nUser Action
\n1. Open the file again.
\nThis situation might be a temporary problem that corrects itself when the
program runs again.
\n2.
\nIf the file still cannot be accessed and
\n\t- It is on the network,
\nyour network administrator should verify that there is not a problem with
the network and that the server can be contacted.
\n\t- It is on a removable disk, for example, a floppy disk or CD-ROM,
verify that the disk is fully inserted into the computer.
\n3. Check and repair the file system by running CHKDSK. To run CHKDSK,
click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the command prompt,
type CHKDSK /F, and then press ENTER.
\n4. If the problem persists, restore the file from a backup copy.
\n5. Determine whether other files on the same disk can be opened. If not,
the disk might be damaged. If it is a hard disk, contact your administrator
or computer hardware vendor for
\nfurther assistance.
\nAdditional Data
\nError value: C000009C
\nDisk type: 3
\n";
RecordNumber = 4780;
SourceName = "Application Error";
TimeGenerated = "20050119233703.000000-480";
TimeWritten = "20050119233703.000000-480";
Type = "error";
};


instance of Win32_NTLogEvent
{
Category = 100;
ComputerName = "TOSHIBA-TODD";
 
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garfield-n-odie

Suzanne's suggestion is a good one, although I don't think temp files
would stop the Detect and Repair Tool from running. If it were me, I'd
probably be tempted to just wipe the drive and reinstall everything from
scratch.
 

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