WORD won't open

[holly]

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

[Noel Paton]

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

[choro-nik]

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 View>Zoom 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
>
>

[Noel Paton]

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 View>Zoom 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
>>
>>
>
>

[Mart]

> 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 View>Zoom 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
> >
> >
>
>