Whoops, What’s Wrong With Word?
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High Flying Bird
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From: Old Sarum ish
Whoops, What’s Wrong With Word?
I'm using Windows XP and Word 2000.
Two things appear to be wrong with it. The first is that every 3 or 4 times I save a file then close the window, it causes an error - the standard "Microsoft Word for Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
If I close the file, but leave Word open, then I get an ‘abnormal program termination’ message.
The second problem is that under 'Tools' I have 30, yes 30 'Mail Merge' options. I used to have one. Then it was about 14. Now it's 30.
Can anyone help please?
Oh, I've tried uninstalling the whole of MS Office & reinstalling it, but it makes no difference...
Two things appear to be wrong with it. The first is that every 3 or 4 times I save a file then close the window, it causes an error - the standard "Microsoft Word for Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
If I close the file, but leave Word open, then I get an ‘abnormal program termination’ message.
The second problem is that under 'Tools' I have 30, yes 30 'Mail Merge' options. I used to have one. Then it was about 14. Now it's 30.
Can anyone help please?
Oh, I've tried uninstalling the whole of MS Office & reinstalling it, but it makes no difference...
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Hi Aerbabe,
The first thing to do with any Word problem is to find and delete the normal.dot file. Then reboot. Word creates a new one automatically.
Try that first, as it usually fixes most simple problems..
Cheers
Liam
The first thing to do with any Word problem is to find and delete the normal.dot file. Then reboot. Word creates a new one automatically.
Try that first, as it usually fixes most simple problems..
Cheers
Liam
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Aerbabe,
There are "interesting" compatability problems with Office XP on Win2K and vice-versa. I have also recently found backwards compatability problems with Office 2003, btw.
I discovered a lot of these - all were macro problems - during a couple of recent projects. Mail Merge is a set of macros...
My advice is to a) trawl M$ knowledge base and b) operate only matched versions of Windows and Office.
SD
There are "interesting" compatability problems with Office XP on Win2K and vice-versa. I have also recently found backwards compatability problems with Office 2003, btw.
I discovered a lot of these - all were macro problems - during a couple of recent projects. Mail Merge is a set of macros...
My advice is to a) trawl M$ knowledge base and b) operate only matched versions of Windows and Office.
SD
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AB,
You're still studying, aren'tcha? Can you get a student discount for MS Office through your educational institution? Knocks heaps of the price (in Oz, at least). Tax deduction, too - again in Oz.
AA
You're still studying, aren'tcha? Can you get a student discount for MS Office through your educational institution? Knocks heaps of the price (in Oz, at least). Tax deduction, too - again in Oz.
AA
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High Flying Bird
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Ausatco - Yes, but I haven't been a registered student since last September. There is some software you can get student deals on here, but I'm not sure if Office is included.
9 days to go!!!
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AB,
Just a thought - you are fully up to date with anti-virus?
Have you access to another PC to try your files on Win2K with office 2K? Or rebuild your PC as above (not realistic, given your deadline, I know).
BTW - Office is very definitely available at educational rates in UK.
BTW 2 - its Saab Das', not Saad 'Bas - but I can sympathise with the Freudian slip
. Actually, you are probably closer to the truth...
SD
Just a thought - you are fully up to date with anti-virus?
Have you access to another PC to try your files on Win2K with office 2K? Or rebuild your PC as above (not realistic, given your deadline, I know).
BTW - Office is very definitely available at educational rates in UK.
BTW 2 - its Saab Das', not Saad 'Bas - but I can sympathise with the Freudian slip
. Actually, you are probably closer to the truth... SD
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Even better just dump Windows totally and geek yoursef out on one of the Linux flavours. I don't know of anything that MS Office does that Star Office dosn't.
Sun have released their Java desktop system which will either be free or very cheap (much cheaper than even a student discounted copy of Office) and should do everything that Win + Office does only without the constant security / virusses / bugs that plague the microsoft products.
Sun have released their Java desktop system which will either be free or very cheap (much cheaper than even a student discounted copy of Office) and should do everything that Win + Office does only without the constant security / virusses / bugs that plague the microsoft products.
