|
|||||||
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
07-10-2004, 02:42 AM
|
#1 |
|
Certified Audio Nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Washington State
Posts: 7,214
 |
Word not working?
I just ghosted the hard drive in my other computer onto a faster, quieter one. Everything works fine except when I open MS Word it says "An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Please run setup and select 'Repair...' to restore this application." I click OK and it opens like normal and works fine. Why would it do this? The MS Office XP CD image I had on the hard drive doesn't seem to work anymore either. I had it on there so I wouldn't have to keep putting in the CD to install little things that I find out I need.
__________________
"I'm not lying. I'm writing fiction with my mouth." - Homer Simpson My Miscelaneous Gallery ASUS P7P55D PRO / Intel Core i7 860 / 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 RAM / OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD / Seagate 1TB 7200.12 / Asus Radeon 5870 1GB / LG Super-Multi 22x SATA DVD-RW / Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit / Cable Modem / HT Omega Striker 7.1 Sound Card / FSP 700W PSU / Logitech MX1000 Wireless Laser Mouse / Asus 24" 16:9 LCD w/Webcam / Axiom Audiobyte 2.1 Speakers |
|
|
|
07-10-2004, 02:49 AM
|
#2 |
|
Ride 'em Cowboy
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 9,108
|
Seek out and destroy the defualt template Normal.dot
It'll get rebuilt next time you launch Word. |
|
|
|
|
07-10-2004, 02:50 AM
|
#3 |
|
Member (12 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: essex
Posts: 2,252
|
try a search of your hard drive for a file named normal.dot and rename it to normal.old reboot and try word again
__________________
Join the PcMech.com Folding@Home Team and Help Save Lives! Click Here! Life only looks greener on the other side of the fence |
|
|
|
|
07-10-2004, 02:51 AM
|
#4 |
|
Member (12 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: essex
Posts: 2,252
|
i will have to type faster
|
|
|
|
|
08-24-2004, 12:46 PM
|
#5 |
|
Certified Audio Nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Washington State
Posts: 7,214
|
Hey, I know this is an old thread but I just remembered I made it. I have been living with the error message but I was getting tired of it so I thought I'd try your suggestions. I did a search for "normal.dot" and it came up with nothing. Any other ideas?
|
|
|
|
|
08-24-2004, 01:05 PM
|
#6 |
|
Member (10 bit)
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Belgium
Posts: 873
|
Make sure you use the option to search for hidden files too. The file is hidden. On my system it's in "C:\Documents and Settings\Samson\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates", change "Samson" with your login name.
|
|
|
|
|
08-24-2004, 01:06 PM
|
#7 |
|
Member (8 bit)
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 252
|
make sure your search includes hidden files.
|
|
|
|
|
08-24-2004, 01:12 PM
|
#8 |
|
Member (11 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shakopee MN
Posts: 1,293
|
normal.dot should be there as it is the template (DOcument Template - DOT) that you have for opening a default/blank word document. As already mentioned it is autmatically created should one not exist
I have Office 2003 but the locations should be the same at C: Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates. I can send one if you want PM with email addy.
__________________
Never Argue With An Idiot. They'll Drag You Down To Their Level And Then Beat You With Experience. |
|
|
|
|
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
Linear Mode
