On 7/14/04 4:28 PM, "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, first time poster on this list here. > > I have an Office Mac 2001 problem that seems to be specific to my G3 imac DV > 450/ OS 9.1. Whenever I start Word 2001 for the first time after boot I get a > type 3 error and system freeze and once in a while a system bomb. I often get > an error type 10 when starting Powerpoint. Doesn't matter if I launch by > clicking a document or the apps icon. > > Previous to this happening I was having problems with Words dropdown menus not > working and other small bugs but trashing some Office pref files cured these. > Also trashing finder prefs regularly helped with these minor things. > > I did a complete OS and Office 2001 reinstall several months ago and installed > Microsoft Office SR 2001 (service release 2001). Things seem to have gotten > progressively worse since then and the continuous crashes are a real pain. > > I have heard in the past of this being a problem. Anyone know how to deal with > it?
I remember reading on the MS site that it was a font conflict. I believe they recommended taking fonts out of the font folder one at a time until the offending font is discovered. However - that *may* have been in regards to the OS X version, so check the MS site. Gerry -- "Grim, Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
