Re: Word 2003 File Menu>Open doesn't work

Quite honestly, Jim, if you tried all that and it didn't work, you won't
avoid a complete reinstall.
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion. I tried these solutions but they didn't work.
> The last line on the troubleshooting tip *** said that if deleting the
> registration in registry doesn't work, completely uninstall Word and
> re-install it. I may have to do that, but I'd like to avoid it.
> --
> Jim (a.k.a. ORTNPALMS)
>
>
> "Anne Troy" wrote:
>
>> Try resetting your toolbars:
>> http://www.officearticles.com/word/reset_toolbars_in_microsoft_word.htm
>> If that doesn't work, you may need to do Word troubleshooting:
>> http://www.officearticles.com/word/steps_to_troubleshooting_microsoft_word.htm
>>
>> ************
>> Anne Troy
>> www.OfficeArticles.com
>>
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>> "Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:CD525962-6D5E-4A07-82A5-791AAC6D4EA4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > After closing the last open document in Word, the File>Open menu does
>> > not
>> > work. The menu pulls down but clicking on Open, or one of the recent
>> > documents listed does not work. Key strokes work (e.g., Alt-F 1 to
>> > open
>> > the
>> > most recent document), and clicking on the Folder icon in the Menu bar
>> > works,
>> > but pulling down the File menu with mouse does not work.
>> >
>> > I ran the Office Fix software with the original installation disks, but
>> > it
>> > did not fix the problem.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions? Thanks.
>> > --
>> > Jim (a.k.a. ORTNPALMS)
>>
>>
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