* Try removing Word related registry keys. The problem is identical with both profiles in use, and exists whether the files are placed on my C: drive (applications and of course Desktop for each of the profiles) or D:\ drive that holds all of my finished documents.
#MICROSOFT WORD 2003 WILL NOT OPEN FULL#
Guest is disabled for security reasons two other users (my daughter and me) have full admin capabilities. * Yes, multiple you have multiple users working on this PC. She just uses the crippled application as it is. At the moment, my daughter is using the 'puter (I'm on a wireless net laptop) to finish her Masters Degree paper under a tight deadline, so I won't be able to try this until tonight. doc files? What happens if you try to open Normal.dot by double-clicking it? Haven't tried this. Yes, I get the Word Splash screen, then the application opens but with no document inside the window - just gray. Clicking File/Open again usually presents a warning message that ".the file at C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop cannot be found." even though it still can be opened with the other methods. The difference, it never opens up the document.
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It acts like it used to do for a few seconds as the virus checker did its job, then opened up to my default white background with black letters setting. * When I double-click the file itself, Word opens with its frame (task bar, etc) with a gray background, and the hourglass hangs there and the computer grinds away (disk access light stays lit).
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This is OK for the occasional user, but when one works on a dozen files for a publication projexc, it is quite time consuming. D:\MyDocuments\Letters\Ltr2EditorNr2.doc) orĢ) Open Word, click on one of the "Recent" suggestions to the right orģ) From the Desktop where I usually "place" the documents that I am working on at the moment, right-click on the "file" (icon for the file), select "Open With," and select "Word" as the application to run it. * Yes, the only way to open a Word doc is to either:ġ) Open Word, then use File/Open from the gray screen that presents itself, and then click on the file browser, select the folders progressively to the file (e.g. Obviously, the obligatory "playing in the registry can be bad" message needs to be attached. In my experience both of these keys have caused Word to crash while trying to open documents. These keys store preference changes to Word and other Office apps, so removing them might cause a few things to be set back to defaults. You might be able to get away with just removing the Word key.
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Create a backup of HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word and HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common by exporting them from the regsitry, then deleting them. doc files? What happens if you try to open Normal.dot by double-clicking it?ĭo you have multiple users working on this PC, if so, does the same thing happen to other userprofiles? What happens when you double-click the file itself? Do you get the Word splash screen then it just locks up? Does it do anything at all? Do any Winword.exe processes start? So basically, if I'm reading this right, the only way to open a Word doc is to first open Word, then try opening the file?
#MICROSOFT WORD 2003 WILL NOT OPEN UPDATE#
Possibly another faulty M$ auto update file? Need help, please - have no idea what to do! One minute everything worked then an hour later I returned to the 'puter to find this problem. I use a standard McAfee Anti-virus application supplied by my ISP (Comcast).Īlthough I can get Word to work this crippled way, this is what I do for a living and it's killing me in time to have to hunt down each Word file instead of clicking on the shortcuts to just open them in Word. Other Office apps - PPT, Excel, Access - all work perfectly. Then added in an old (previously working) Normal.dot file from anĪrchived and normally disconnected USB hard drive file.
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Main template folder), rebooted (as with each operation above) and I have:ġ) Renamed all Normal.dot to Abnormal.dot, restarted the 'puter.Ģ) Done the Fix/Repair thing with MS Office 2003ģ) Removed Word, Reinstalled with MS Office 2003Ĥ) Completely Reinstalled MS Office 2003, then did the Normal.dot thing.ĥ) Cleaned out all instances of Normal.dot (both user profies and the MS No joy, here.Īnn Troy's advice is great, and I followed what she said as well as my past experience, with negative results. I have read many posts regarding Word xx not opening and the Normal.dot fix thing before posting this, and in fact have worked for years fixing other user's problems for a State agency. Word 2003 will not open files I must open Word, then click on file via the Explorer interface, or click on the file and use "Open With" (Word) each time.