Re: Thumbnail

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance

From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 12:04:09 +0100

Reading your further comments, it is obvious that there is something more
seriously amiss here than a thumbnail view issue.

My guess is that there is an add-in conflicting with Word. You need to check
what add-ins are loading (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm) and
remove them.

In particular, uninstall the Works add-in (if present -
http://www.gmayor.com/multiple_mail_merge_entries.htm) and if you are using
Norton AV, uncheck its Office plug-in.

Close Word.

Rename normal.dot to oldnormal.dot and delete the Word data key from the
registry (http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm or
 http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm)

Remove any orphaned temp files
(http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm) which will have
been left each time you forced Word to close. From control panel > add &
remove programs > Microsoft Office (or Word) select the option to change the
installation and then repair it.

Finally restart Word. You should now have your install default settings
back. You can copy styles, autotexts etc., from oldnormal.dot to the new one
and hopefully your problems will have gone away. 

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
     Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
   Web site www.gmayor.com
  Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
Ishwor wrote:
> he he . My mistake. I should have asked again. I just thought I would
> not get answers.
>
> But guess what, your method didn't worked completely. I did as you
> told, like I put only "ActiveWindow.Thumbnails = False" in between
> the sub autonew()/autoopen() and end sub. I closed opened Word again
> but still thumbnails opened. I tried many times. Then I did it again
> in normal.dot and I closed and opened Word and viola, thumbnail is
> gone.But when I switched to normal view the thumbnail pops to view. I
> played with this many times but thumbnail is there in normal view.
>
> I inserted "End with" in macro as I had seen in your macro webpage
> example (he he I became over smart). Of course it showed error when
> opening and creating new document. After that thumbnail sometimes
> appear and sometimes not when changing views.
>
> I decided I had enough so I deleted the both macros and also I deleted
> autoexit.main. Then I closed opened Word and by the bless of all
> Hindu Gods, the thumbnail is gone and don't come even when changing
> the views. Hurray.
>
> But the Word has become very unstable. When I run mouse through
> toolbar icons sometimes it just focus on one of the icon and hangs
> for about maximum 40 seconds and then runs normally. It also happens
> with menu, when I click it, the menu just frozes for sometime. But
> the worse is when I exit the word it seems to hang forever. I have to
> kill it in Task Manager. It happens most of the time but not always.
> I am trying to solve this by disabling Office Assistant and
> unstalling Office Sounds I had downloaded from Microsoft and
> unchecking FineReader addin in Template and Addins dialog box. But
> FineReader Addin becomes checked when I open Word again. I thought of
> deleting that dot file from Startup folder. But thought somebody
> might need it.
>
> Got any clue whats happening. I think after I installed Office
> Sounds, the Office Assistant began to behave awkward. Sometimes when
> starting it say that "Something Agent 2.0 is required" something like
> that.
>
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eItOYhnkEHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Your sarcasm is unnecessary and doesn't encourage me to help you
>> further. If you don't understand anything on my web site, you only
>> have to ask. There is even a feedback link on the site for that
>> purpose.
>>
>> I bear no responsibility for what appears on the MVP web site,
>> though I have contributed to it.
>>
>> My own web site contains a variety of tutorials spelled out in words
>> of
> one
>> syllable and illustrated where appropriate with screen shots taken
>> from Word, provided in my own time and at my own expense.
>>
>> It is difficult to see how I could make it easier to follow. :(
>>
>> However ......
>>
>> Follow the list below:
>>
>> 1. Tools > macro > macros. In the 'Macros in' drop down, select
> normal.dot.
>> Are there macros listed called autoopen and /or autonew? If there
>> are then select one and choose 'edit'. If not (as should be the case
>> unless you
> have
>> already added such a macro)  type autonew in the name box and choose
>> 'create' (now you see why I chose to illustrate my web pages).
>>
>> 2. In between sub autonew() and end sub copy the line from the earler
> post.
>>
>> 3. Copy the three lines and paste below end sub (so they appear
>> twice).
>>
>> 4. In the second version change the word  autonew to autoopen
>>
>> 5. Click the save button and close the editor.
>>
>> 6. Job done!
>>
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ishwor wrote:
>>> Well I clicked the link and still I did not get it. Then I thought,
>>> "Ishwor, this is it. Your problem is not going to solve. The two
>>> MVPs wants you to see the answer in the webpage thats too cryptic
>>> to you."
>>> So I just browsed the other link in the web page and found this
>>> sentences which I thought this could pursue him to help me to give
>>> answers to my problem.
>>>
>>> In "How to NOT become an MVP" heading he has writen the following:
>>>
>>> " Cryptic answers.
>>> Many questioners are posting because the Word Help is too cryptic:
>>> they do not know enough to be able to join the dots.  If questioners
>>> appear from their questions to have little experience, in addition
>>> to telling them what to do, take a moment to tell them how.  Of
>>> course
>>> you only need a line or two if the question obviously came from a
>>> fellow expert.  But take care to encourage beginners; they are the
>>> very most important people here. Without new people to keep the
>>> groups alive, there would soon be no people!"
>>>
>>> Although I have been using Word for few years, it was mostly typing,
>>> bold, font size and the like.
>>> Yep I had heard about macros but I have not given much attention to
>>> it. Its completely greek to me.
>>> It seems Word MVP Mayor has been practising what he has written in
>>> "How to NOT become an MVP".
>>>
>>>
>>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:up#3X#KkEHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Instructions for installing the macro Graham provided are in the
>>>> article
>>> he
>>>> cited at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.
>>>>
>>>> No, there is no NG for Word 2003. All the Word NGs are for all
>>>> versions, which is why it is helpful if you tell us what version
>>>> you're using.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>>> Words into Type
>>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>>> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
>>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>>>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>>>
>>>> "Ishwor" <ishwor@spymac.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23SO61KKkEHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I am using Word 2003. The method didn't fix the problem and I
>>>>> can't figure how to do the second.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there newsgroup for only Word 2003? I thought this was.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OFz019#jEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> The last used view should hold, however if you saved that view in
>>>>>> normal.dot, it will probably persist. Open normal.dot for
>>>>>> editing. Change the view add a character to the text space and
>>>>>> delete it (so that Word sees a change to be saved) save and
>>>>>> close normal.dot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that doesn't fix it, my guess is you are using Word 2003,
>>>>>> which seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to user
>>>>>> settings.
>>>>>> You can force the thumbnail view off by adding the line
>>>>>> ActiveWindow.Thumbnails = False
>>>>>> to both an autoopen (for existing documents) and an autonew (for
>>>>>> new documents) macro.
>>>>>> If you are using Word 2003, you will be getting familiar with
>>>>>> auto macros ;) See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>>>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>>>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Quantcast