Re: Problem: Autocorrect replacing words before I hit the space ba

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Since you're using Word 2007, look for Normal.dotm, rather than Normal.dot. To find out where it's located, click the Office button > Word Options > Advanced tab > File Locations button (near bottom) > User Templates. Note the location of User Templates.

Then close Word and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the location of User Templates (in Vista, it's usually in C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates... somewhere in Documents and Settings\Users in Windows XP).

For the data key in the registry, it's:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data


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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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"Nemo42117" <Nemo42117@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5F4654D5-D60A-4405-BC23-33186EF0AD11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mr. Tyson,

Thank you for your post. I tried running Word using the /a switch, and that
indeed solved the problem I was experiencing.

I tried to follow the instructions on the link you provided, but ran into
further trouble. The only ".dot" files on my computer are ".dotx" and none
of them are named "Normal." Is there some other file I should be looking for
instead?

Also, I couldn't quite figure out how to fix a corrupt data registry key, if
that is indeed the problem. Using the /a switch fixed my problem, but it
didn't launch a repair utility. The guide you sent me says that I should
delete and recreate the registry key only if /a didn't work, but should I
delete and recreate anyway?

Thanks for all of your help!
N

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