Thanks that does make good sense and I do believe that is exactly what was going on since then it hasn't occured...
Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NORMAL.DOT > It might still be relevant. > > Not sure if this is relevant, but FWIW, some of those templates might > contain some code snippets in a language specific to Office applications, > called VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), and because of that, certain > spyware/anti-virus programs might in fact sort of try scan them (not aware > of any instances where it caused a related problem), and if they do in > fact > make any changes, it might in fact corrupt them. > > Also this sort of thing is not specifically related to any version of > Office > since I remember playing with this sort of thing somewhere around Office > 95/97, which was a while ago. > > Either way, I still think that Office 2000 will regenerate it's normal.dot > file if it is removed after getting corrupt. > > Also possible that spyware program was just intercepting/interrupting an > operation within MS Word to try to stop some or other > spam/mail/information > collection operation it thought was happening or something, but who > knows... > > Hope what I'm saying is somehow useful, and stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:39 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NORMAL.DOT > > >>I guess this doesn't apply to me using Office 2000? >> Since I posted the problem with that normal popping up in the first >> place? >> I wonder if it happened because when the anti-spyware was being installed >> it >> asked me if I wanted to allow it to run some kind of report and analyze >> my >> computer and send feedback to this company and I did and shortly after >> that >> is where all this problem occured for me in Word.. >> >> Patricia >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "blind-computing" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 6:42 AM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] NORMAL.DOT >> >> >>> Hi Jacob, >>> Try this: >>> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application >>> Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot >>> You may need to substitute your name, for Owner, in the file path. >>> HTH, >>> >>> Richard Q. 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