Robert....you weren't supposed to try to open the normal.dot files....you should rename them (right click on them when you find them in the Find Box and select "rename"...then name them something like normal.old) Then see if you can open Word. Word will make you a new normal.dot when it can't find the old one. If it is normal.dot that is causing your problem, this will fix it. If not, let us know and we'll try something else. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of robert bushby Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:32 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Word 2000 fail Thanks for your quick reply Linda. I went to the Run for winword etc.but nothing happened.I then found the Startup folder looked inside but it was empty.I went to templates and found 2 files;Normal opened the word and it shut immediately and ~$Normal had a file convesion box in unicode(UTF-8) which I didn't know what to do with (me just being an ignorant parent and the kids have now gone to school).The Word 2000 disk still won't load. Any suggestions will be appreciated.Thanks.Bob. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda F. Johnson <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:31 PM Subject: [mso] Re: Word 2000 fail > > Could be a few things, Bob (tho I suspect it may be your normal.dot > template)...go here and follow my directions....this should fix it....if > not, let us know: > http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/NNTWord.htm > > Linda ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************