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Sally
19-05-09, 12:43 PM
:smt093

Open Word, start typing, after 5-10 minutes or so I get this message popping up.

http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo306/_saoralba_/MSWord-2.jpg

I have to press ok, or close the pop up window, and word closes, which doesn't mean I lose my work, but its preventing me doing any work.

Any ideas what it is computer boffins? :)

Any suggestions with reference to get a different OS, linux, mac's, don't really help :)

TIA David.
Sally
19-05-09, 12:56 PM
Is really annoying me and hampering my studying :(
plowsie
19-05-09, 12:57 PM
Oh no, I hate to tell you mate...
the_lone_wolf
19-05-09, 12:59 PM
www.openoffice.org
gettin2dizzy
19-05-09, 01:00 PM
Try downloading any updates and installing + reboot

If not, uninstall. And install openoffice :lol:
fizzwheel
19-05-09, 01:03 PM
It could be lots of things...

Is it just word or does anything else such as Excel do the same thing.

I'd be inclined to

Uninstall office, give your machine a reboot and then reinstall office again and see if that helps.

Run your machine through a windows update and get all the latest OS & Office patches downloaded and installed as well.

That would be what I would try first anyway...
plowsie
19-05-09, 01:03 PM
System restore to when it was okay may also help.
Sally
19-05-09, 01:04 PM
What is open office, apart from the fact its similiar to MS office word?

Not very computer literate, nor literate in general :$

Theres only one update, which it doesn't let me install, which I *think* is a office/word update.
@ plowsie, this has happened before, a few months ago, so a system restore ain't possible, can't remember any dates/months.
I don't tend to use the computer often for doing reports, mainly work in college.
Don't use excell on this computer, couldn't tell you.

Have tried restarting the computer, to no avail.
gettin2dizzy
19-05-09, 01:06 PM
What is open office, apart from the fact its similiar to MS office word?

Not very computer literate, nor literate in general :$
Opensource software. So completely free :D

Why companies shell out for MS Office licenses I'll never understand
_drummer_
19-05-09, 01:28 PM
Probably ms works add in, just uninstall it

open office is def the way to go
_drummer_
19-05-09, 01:31 PM
Also see here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555220 (which version are you running?)
Sally
19-05-09, 01:34 PM
MS 2002 Word.
_drummer_
19-05-09, 01:46 PM
If you have the works add-in, removing it could solve it, otherwise just go through one of the methods on that link ^ .
Open office is gd, it's similar, free & will probably do all that you need it to.