Re: Serious Word Document Problems - Please, PLEASE Help! :(

In article <1124829930.093942.57950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
JosypenkoMJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> It sounds like your copy of Word has had holes punched in it (usually
> by another program), or has been corrupted in some other manner.
> Usually when a program gets this bad, I resinstall it or delete it and
> copy a backup of it (and all of its files). Resinstalling will rid any
> modifications you may have made to Word, such as custom windows and
> macros. You may wish to try save these first before reinstalling.

It's *very* unusual for a Mac application to corrupt or be corrupted by
another application. Simply deleting and reinstalling will likely NOT
change the behavior - corruption is Word is usually in the preferences
and Normal template, neither of which is touched during a
Delete/Reinstall (well, for Word 2004, which stores the Normal template
in the MUD folder; earlier versions store Normal in the application
folder, so deleting the entire Office folder may cure the problem by
deleting the Normal template).

Delete/Reinstall is often effective for Windows machines, as the
reinstall can overwrite damaged registry keys. The same thing doesn't
happen on Macs - unless you delete the preferences, the reinstallation
will behave the same as the old installation.

If one wants to Delete/Reinstall Office, it's best to use the Remove
Office application, which will remove preferences and hidden files (but
not anything in the MUD folder). For Office v.X and Office 2004, the
application is on the installation disk. For earlier versions, the
application should be downloaded from MacTopia.
.