Re: Word Won't Start

I'm assuming that you've rebooted your computer. If not, then do that and
try again.

If the problem persists... What if you create a new user (Control Panel -
User Accounts)? Will Word start okay for the new user? If so, then it's
definitely a corrupted settings issue of some kind. If not, then the problem
is with the Word installation itself, and might be one or more corrupted
files (winword.exe or a .dll, for example).

Have you tried looking at the events log to see if there are any telltale
application errors?

Also, any luck if you run Word using the /r switch? This doesn't launch
Word, but re-registers it to the operating system. After running with the /r
switch, remove the /r switch and try again.


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"West Kilbride Paul" <WestKilbridePaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Unfortunately the printer driver doesn't seem to be the problem either.
Nothing has changed on the machine setup - just that one day Word refused
to
start!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are there any add-ins? Have you eliminated the printer driver as the
culprit?

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"West Kilbride Paul" <WestKilbridePaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
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Thanks for the advice.

I had already tried the /a switch and deleting the normal.dot template.
Folowing your advice I tried renaming the Data Key in Regisry.
Unfortunately
that hasn't worked either!

I've looked through the remaining options and it doesn't appear that
any
are
applicable.

Any other ideas would be much appreciated.

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

The "usual" methods don't seem to include starting word using the /a
switch
or renaming the Data key in the registry. Take a look at the
suggestions
shown here:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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"West Kilbride Paul" <West Kilbride Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I'm using MS Word 2000 and Windows XP on a stand-alone PC. In one
of
the
four user accounts on the PC Word will not start. I've tried using
all of
the usual methods - clicking on the icons/shortcuts, double
clicking
on
Word
files and using Start/Run/msword.exe, all to no avail. If I log
into
any
of
the other three accounts it works perfectly.

Any suggestions?







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