Re: Why can't I find the normal.dot?
- From: "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:16:57 -0500
Did you tell Windows Explorer to display hidden and system files? Sometimes,
that's the problem.
Also, for the precise location of normal.dot, it's shown in Tools -
Options - File Locations - User Templates.
Another way to locate Normal.dot:
1. Open a blank document window, and choose File - Save As.
2. Set Save as Type to Document Template.
3. Click Cancel.
4. Choose File - Open.
5. Set Files of Type to Document Template.
Normal.dot should be listed.
But, if, at the end of the day, your default font setting is being ignored,
the problem usually is:
a) an evil system adminstrator has decided that users aren't allowed to
change normal.dot, and has set normal.dot as read-only; such system
administrators have NO understanding of Word, and should not be allowed
anywhere near computers.
b) registry corruption
c) normal.dot corruption
In the case of a), you're on your own. You have my sympathy, but there's
little else I can offer.
In the case of b) or c), try here:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/steps_to_troubleshooting_microsoft_word.htm
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
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"raerae4257" <raerae4257@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AE44D90E-FD81-45AB-BC68-CDB40B18890A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've tried to change my font as the default andit always says that it will
> change the normal.dot, and I click OK to save. Yet when I open Word the
> next
> time, the font is back to Times New Roman. I tried help, and it told me to
> go
> to go to C:\Doucuments and settings\my user name\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Templates. I had to show hidden files in order to see the
> folders, but the templates folder was empty. I also looked in the 1033
> folder, where all the other templates are, and it's not there, either. In
> fact, I've done a search, and can't find it anywhere on my computer. I
> recently had to get a new hard drive from Dell, and it worked fine before
> my
> old hard drive died. But I had upgraded from windows XP Home to XP Pro,
> and
> this time, I left XP Home on because I didn't see much difference in the
> performance. Do you think that may be the problem? I tried reinstalling
> Office Pro 2003, but it didn't help.
.
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