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


JE McGimpsey wrote:
> 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.

I normally don't even want to think about and deal with the nonsense of
what Word is doing when it is corrupted (corrupt files here, there,
everywhere). It is far easier to treat it as any corrupted program and
simply reinstall it (although from what you said MS has changed the
word install to mean partial install - no preferences. Not many these
days know how to call a spade a spade). I don't even install - I just
recopy all the Word files from a backup.

.

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