RE: Word Doesn't Start!

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From: garfield-n-odie (garfieldnodie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:03:02 -0700

Hi, Shoeless Joe. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm.

"Shoeless Joe Jackson" wrote:

> MS Word started locking up today. The Word never goes past the opening
> screen. It locks up and I have to restart the computer. I have Norton
> Antirivus Live Update so I ran it umpteen times. No virus.
>
> I thougth perhaps my ZoneAlarm is unduly locking up all programs by
> sucking up all memory. That's not it either. I reinstalled Office
> 2000. The same thing happens. I can run Excel, PowerPoint, etc. it's
> just Word that's locking up.
>
> I run Win 98 and Office 2000, with NAV, ZoneAlarm, Spybotsearch and
> Adware.
>
> Has anyone heard of any virus that might not yet be protected by NAV
> that has struck in the past 2 days? I need to use my Word ASAP! Help!
>
>

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