WORD won't open

does anyone know what might be happening when WORD won't
open?-message saying that there isn't enough
memory/scratch disk full--there is plenty of memeory, it
crashes when I try and open as well. Any thoughts?

Thanks

This error message is often caused by a corrupted Normal.dot template file.

Do a search on your PC for files called 'Normal.dot' (without the quotes),
and rename/delete any found.
reboot, and try Word again

HTH




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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"holly" wrote in message
...
does anyone know what might be happening when WORD won't
open?-message saying that there isn't enough
memory/scratch disk full--there is plenty of memeory, it
crashes when I try and open as well. Any thoughts?

Thanks

You mean Word will automatically regenerate a new Normal,dot to replace the
deleted one? Must say, I didn't know that one.

I usually start a new word file and save it as a .dot file naming it
Normal2.dot.

Then I rename Normal.dot to Normal.d_t and rename the fresh Normal2.dot to
Normal.dot so I get the exact "virgin"page that *i* want whenever I start a
new Word document. While at it I also specify the Zoom figure so I get nice
big characters on my screen.

Pity they no longer specify a Margin to Margin Zoom in the ViewZoom Menu.
Some things progress while others regress, I guess.

And while at it, I prepare some other Blanko.dot files as well which serve
as templates in Word. .

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choro-nik
*******
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
This error message is often caused by a corrupted Normal.dot template
file.

Do a search on your PC for files called 'Normal.dot' (without the quotes),
and rename/delete any found.
reboot, and try Word again

HTH




--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"holly" wrote in message
...
does anyone know what might be happening when WORD won't
open?-message saying that there isn't enough
memory/scratch disk full--there is plenty of memeory, it
crashes when I try and open as well. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Yes - Word generates a new Normal.dot template if the program can't find one
existing in the usual places.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"choro-nik" wrote in message
...
You mean Word will automatically regenerate a new Normal,dot to replace
the
deleted one? Must say, I didn't know that one.

I usually start a new word file and save it as a .dot file naming it
Normal2.dot.

Then I rename Normal.dot to Normal.d_t and rename the fresh Normal2.dot to
Normal.dot so I get the exact "virgin"page that *i* want whenever I start
a
new Word document. While at it I also specify the Zoom figure so I get
nice
big characters on my screen.

Pity they no longer specify a Margin to Margin Zoom in the ViewZoom Menu.
Some things progress while others regress, I guess.

And while at it, I prepare some other Blanko.dot files as well which serve
as templates in Word. .

--
choro-nik
*******
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
This error message is often caused by a corrupted Normal.dot template
file.

Do a search on your PC for files called 'Normal.dot' (without the
quotes),
and rename/delete any found.
reboot, and try Word again

HTH




--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"holly" wrote in message
...
does anyone know what might be happening when WORD won't
open?-message saying that there isn't enough
memory/scratch disk full--there is plenty of memeory, it
crashes when I try and open as well. Any thoughts?

Thanks

You mean Word will automatically regenerate a new Normal,dot to replace
the
deleted one? Must say, I didn't know that one.

FWIW - A brand new "clean" installation of Word does not install a
normal.dot file, it doesn't even exist on the CD. But instead, it is
'generated' the very first time that Word is run and (apart from certain
built-in defaults - the Times Roman font for example) becomes
'country/computer/printer' specific. Hence, it can be deleted at any time
(particularly when it becomes corrupted!!) and a 'brand new' version will be
generated next time Word is run.

HTH

Mart


"choro-nik" wrote in message
...
You mean Word will automatically regenerate a new Normal,dot to replace
the
deleted one? Must say, I didn't know that one.

I usually start a new word file and save it as a .dot file naming it
Normal2.dot.

Then I rename Normal.dot to Normal.d_t and rename the fresh Normal2.dot to
Normal.dot so I get the exact "virgin"page that *i* want whenever I start
a
new Word document. While at it I also specify the Zoom figure so I get
nice
big characters on my screen.

Pity they no longer specify a Margin to Margin Zoom in the ViewZoom Menu.
Some things progress while others regress, I guess.

And while at it, I prepare some other Blanko.dot files as well which serve
as templates in Word. .

--
choro-nik
*******
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
This error message is often caused by a corrupted Normal.dot template
file.

Do a search on your PC for files called 'Normal.dot' (without the
quotes),
and rename/delete any found.
reboot, and try Word again

HTH




--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's

"holly" wrote in message
...
does anyone know what might be happening when WORD won't
open?-message saying that there isn't enough
memory/scratch disk full--there is plenty of memeory, it
crashes when I try and open as well. Any thoughts?

Thanks