You're welcome, Joy - thanks for the feedback.

Mart


"Joy Thomson" wrote in message
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Normal.dot was the problem. I am eternally grateful.
JT

"Mart" wrote in message
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And if uninstalling McAfee doesn't fix it then *maybe* you have a damaged
'normal.dot' template.

One of the most common problems with Word not opening is due to a faulty
(corrupted) 'normal.dot' template. A "system is dangerously low in
resources" error notice being a tell-tale sign.

Take a look at the MS Knowledge Base article :-
"WD2000: Invalid Page Fault When Normal.dot Is a Document"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;211541

Best of luck

Mart


"BJ Honeycut" wrote in message
. ..
On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 03:33:41 GMT,"Joy Thomson"
penned this whopper in
microsoft.public.windowsme.software

Hello,
Why won't Word 2000 docs open when I have McAfee VirusScan 7.0 loaded?
Get error messages "Avsynmgr has caused an error in MCSCAN32.DLL.
Avsynmgr will now close." Same message with Vshwin32, Vsmain, and
Winword. Is the problem ME, Word, or McAfee?
JT




Typical McAfee erreor, Try unininststallining it.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike