Word XP will not launch

[Greg]

I recently purchased office xp pro. i uninstalled my
original version of office 2000 pro and installed the new
office xp. now when word launches it comes up with "The
macros in this project are disabled. Please refer to the
online help or documentation of the host application to
determine how to enable macros". I ok the error and then
go to tools to enable the macros and windows shuts down. I
have reported the error to microsoft via the automated
reporting thing.

what do i need to do in order to repair this?

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Greg,

Do you know what macros are attempting to run? If you don't then the
principal behind Macro Security is to prevent potential malicious
macros from running.

You should first determine what macro is attempting to run.

- Go to Tools/Macro/Macros and make sure "Macros in" reflects "All
active templates and documents".
- See if there are any macros named "Auto" something
- Select the macro and see if the Edit or Delete command is available
- If it is then either Delete the macro or click "Edit" and place an
"X" in front of the macro name to prevent it from automatically
running until you can determine what the macro is actually doing

If delete is unavailable then chances are it is stored in a global
template. A global template is a template located in your Startup
folder that is automatically loaded when Word starts. You can find a
list of these under Tools/Templates and Add-Ins.

To determine which template, in the Macros dialog box, narrow down the
list of macros using "Macros in" at the bottom until you have
determined what template the macro is stored in.

Once you locate the template then either open the template and
delete/rename the macro or move the template out of the folder so it
will no longer be used.

Global templates are typically stored in your Word\Startup folder or
Office\Startup. Your Word\Startup folder can be determined by going to
Tools/Options/File Locations to verify this location. The
Office\Startup folder will be located in the installation path for
Office.

Once this has been determining and Word is no longer attempting to run
macros upon starting then see if Word continues to crash when you go
to Tools/Macro/Macro Security.

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