I took your advice Janine. The file opened and then, when started to scroll to page 2, it crashed yet again. Grrr squared Geoffrey Marnell Principal Consultant Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd T: +61 3 9596 3456 F: +61 3 9596 3625 M: 0419 574 668 W: <http://www.abelard.com.au> www.abelard.com.au Skype: geoffrey.marnell From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Janine Crutch Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 5:44 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: MS Word 2010 and change-tracking Hi Geoffrey Why not do an "Open and Repair" from dropdown "Open" Open and Repair. Ctrl O (File Open) in 2010. Janine From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Marnell Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:15 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: MS Word 2010 and change-tracking Hi austechies I have change-tracking turned on and, after every change I make to a document, Word 2010 tells me it has encountered a serious error and has to close. Yes, after every single change. It's driving me batty. Has any else had this problem and knows of a workaround? Cheers Geoffrey Marnell Principal Consultant Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd T: +61 3 9596 3456 F: +61 3 9596 3625 M: 0419 574 668 W: <http://www.abelard.com.au> www.abelard.com.au Skype: geoffrey.marnell