Re: Word crashes just when writing letters

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From: Charles Kenyon (msnewsgroup_at_remove.no.spam.addbalance.com)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:24:20 -0500

Try reinstalling or repairing it. 

-- 
Charles Kenyon
See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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"Neilos" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your help,
> I tried them in reverse order, and  there were no addins,
> and the renaming made ni difference, but when I went to
> turn the assistant on so that I could check the settings it
> showed me the error message as I clicked on it under the
> help toolbar. I think this might be the root of the
> problem, but again what to do now?
> Thanks so much for your advice so far.
> Cheers
> Neilos
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I don't have anything more than guesses and there are
> others who read these
> >messages and respond whose guesses are generally more
> accurate than mine. My
> >guesses may cause you a lot of unnecessary and not helpful
> work. With that
> >warning...
> >
> >Guess 1: Something in the letter wizard. Turn off the
> Office Assistant after
> >configuring the assistant to not guess what you are doing
> and make
> >suggestions. This does _not_ get at the root problem which
> is likely to be a
> >virus or other malignant code.
> >
> >Guess 2: Code in normal.dot. With Word closed, rename
> normal.dot to
> >normalold.dot. If this helps, write back and I'll tell you
> further steps to
> >take.
> >
> >Guess 3: A malignant Add-In. Check under Tools =>
> Templates and Add-Ins...
> >and if you see any Add-Ins listed; uncheck them all. Then
> try writing a
> >letter and see what happens. If this works, write back
> with the names of the
> >Add-Ins and I'll have more guesses on what to do with them.
> >
> >You may want to use these guesses in reverse order since I
> ended up with the
> >simplest fix last and hardest first.
> >-- 
> >
> >Charles Kenyon
> >
> >See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is
> awesome!
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> >This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> >and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:1ba8601c42108$fb20c3e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> But what to do?
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Looks to me as if it may have to do with invoking the
> >> letter wizard via the
> >> >Office Assistant, but like you, I suspect something
> malignant.
> >> >-- 
> >> >
> >> >Charles Kenyon
> >> >
> >> >See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is
> >> awesome!
> >> > --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> ---------
> >> >This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> >> >and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >> >from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >> >
> >> >"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> >news:%23BsNZDQIEHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >> This is not the first time I've seen this issue
> >> reported, which suggests
> >> >> that it's probably due to a bizarre virus or a nasty
> >> practical joke.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> >> Words into Type
> >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> >> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
> >> >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups
> >> to the newsgroup
> >> >so
> >> >> all may benefit.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Neilos" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >> news:1b94d01c420f6$e119e1f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> > I have Word 2000, running on XP Home, and if I start to
> >> >> > write a letter, and write "Dear...." then press
> enter for
> >> >> > the next line, Word crashes and closes down. If I
> >> write the
> >> >> > rest of the letter first, save it, then add the "
> Dear..."
> >> >> > and save again then it works OK.
> >> >> > Can anyone help. My computor apparently does not
> want me
> >> >> > writing letters.
> >> >> > Neilos
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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