Ok, Bob....I guess I was misunderstanding....I thought you couldn't get Word to launch from your hard drive, which is what I was trying to fix....I didn't realize Word was not installed and you were trying to install it and THAT'S what wasn't working....sorry. So...What disk is it that's not working? Is it an Office 2000 disk or the Compaq disk that came with the computer that includes Office 2000? If it's the compaq disk, I can't help you...I have no clue how to install individual programs from those OES disks....if it's the Office disk, then I would tell you to contact Microsoft. If the disk is bad, they may replace it for you. Good luck. 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: Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:18 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Word 2000 fail Thanks linda, I did what you said and renamed the normal.dot but upon trying to load the disc it just played a bit of music and still wouldn't open. If there's something major wrong here, should I abandon attempts to solve the problem and put on the Compaq full restore disc and start off brand new again after copying what I can on the CDRWs.? What do you think?(Its a wonder this hasn't happened to other people - but maybe I shouldn't have removed Word 2000 and tried to find an answer beforehand!)Thanks, Bob. ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************