Re: I Get a error when trying to access the office assistant

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:35:17 -0600

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm for
instructions on location Normal.dot. 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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"hinsha" <hinsha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3B73EDA8-185A-484A-95ED-8996ECEDC52E@microsoft.com...
> How do i find the normal.dot template in order to rename it, the only
thing i
> can find is blank document under file new then on the bottom right, i see
> document or template. But nothing on normal.dot.
>
> "Doug Robbins" wrote:
>
> > Try renaming the normal.dot template to normal.old and then restart
Word.
> > None of the things that you have done will have any effect on that
template
> > so it may be the problem.
> >
> > -- 
> > Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
> > interested.   Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a
paid
> > consulting basis.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Doug Robbins - Word MVP
> > "hinsha" <hinsha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:78C7DA1C-4A05-485F-BBD5-C63F864D7C0E@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, I wonder if any of you geniuses can help me out. I have Office
2000,
> > > and
> > > all of a sudden when im in word i get the following error.
> > >
> > > "There was a problem starting the Office Assistant. Would you like to
try
> > > reinstalling it".
> > >
> > > I have tried reinstalling, and uninstalling office alltogether and
then
> > > reinstalling office. However this error still comes up every time i
open
> > > word
> > > and its so annoying.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me out.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > hinsha@hotmail.com
> >
> >
> >

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