Re: normal.dot

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:22:14 -0500

The only difference between Start | Search and searching from Windows
Explorer is that the former automatically starts at the root level (C:\, for
example), while the latter will by default search the folder you happen to
be in (and any subfolders). 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"Stella" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:463801c47347$6929dd00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
> Hi Shauna!
>
> Thanks for the reply. I just want to clarify where I'm
> going and how I'm getting there for the search. When I use
> Windows Explorer to get to the search function I started
> with Start/Programs/Accessories/Windows Explorer/clicked
> My Computer/then did a "Search"(?) from the search icon in
> the toolbar above.  Is this one of the ways?  Also when I
> double click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop as you
> suggested, also do a search from the toolbar icon there?
> Are these 2 ways any different than performing the search
> function from Start/Search? Real simple questions, I know
> but I do appreciate the answers a bunch!  Thanks!
>
> Stella
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Stella
> >
> >Try this.
> >
> >1. Close Word.
> >
> >2. Use Windows Explorer (or, on the desktop, double-click
> My Computer). Find
> >all the normal.dots on your machine.
> >
> >3. If they've got shortcut arrows, delete them. If they
> don't have shortcut
> >arrows, re-name them to oldnormal.dot.
> >
> >4. Turn off your computer, and then turn it on again
> (strictly speaking,
> >this shouldn't be necessary, but we may as well just be
> sure!)
> >
> >5. Start Word. It will create a new, clean normal.dot for
> you.
> >
> >Word should now start properly. If you had customizations
> saved in
> >normal.dot (eg toolbars, or macros), you can copy them to
> your new
> >normal.dot using Tools > Templates and Add-ins >
> Organizer.
> >
> >If you continue having trouble opening Word, see
> >
> >Problems opening Word
> >http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.h
> tm
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >Shauna Kelly.  Microsoft MVP.
> >http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
> >
> >
> >"Stellad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:3c9d01c47283$0ddac5a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> After moving some files and folders around in My
> Documents
> >> and deleting and renaming some I started having problems
> >> with normal.dot.  I also was "clicking around" in Word
> >> around the same time.  I assume one of those things
> >> started my problems.  I read some articles and message
> >> boards and sort of understand what normal.dot is and
> >> perhaps what happened.  What I don't understand is how
> to
> >> fix the problem I've created and put things back the way
> >> they were.  Obviously I'm hoping for a siimple solution
> >> (Hah!).  If anyone has suggesstions or instructions I
> >> would definitely appreciate it.  Since this is real new
> >> territory for me, simple step-by-step instruction would
> >> also be app.
> >>
> >> Here's the order of what happens:
> >> -Open My Documents Folder
> >> -Try to close MS Doc folder
> >> -Pop up box says "File in use by another app or user
> >>  (C;\Windows...\Templates\Normal.dot) I clicked OK
> >> -Save As box appears (Save in: Templates and File Name
> >>  Normal.dot)
> >>
> >> I've chosen Cancel since I didn't really know what it
> meant
> >>
> >> -I try to close blank MSW doc that's left
> >> -Pop up box says" Changes have been made that affect
> global
> >>  template, normal.dot. Do you want to save?
> >>
> >> I've chosen No again since I didn't know what it meant
> or
> >> what would happen.
> >>
> >> -Back to my Documents folder
> >>
> >> Things I've "experimented" with (eek!)
> >>
> >> 1) When Save as box appeared there was a Legal Pleadings
> >>    folder, Business Doc folder, Normal.dot MSW file and
> >>    "shadowy-like" normal.dot file.  I deleted
> the "shadowy"
> >>    one.  Don't know if I should have but nothing
> happened
> >>    one way or the other I hope.
> >> 2) When I did a Search for Normal.dot 3 files showed, 2
> >>    with shortcut arrows.  If I double-clicked any, a
> blank
> >>    MS doc would show.  Couldn't close it unless I used
> >>    Control/Alt/Delete. It would show as Doc 1,2,3, etc.
> >>    Tried it up to 9.
> >>
> >> I apologize for the length of this.  I figured more
> >> details were better than not enough.  Thanks a bunch for
> >> any help
> >>
> >> Stella
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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