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January 26th, 2011, 12:53 PM
#1
WORD 2003 odd behaviour
For years now ... when I clicked my Firefox icon on my desktop I got my Home page and when I clicked my WORD icon I got a blank Word screen. All normal. But just now, for no reason that I can fathom, when I click either of these icons I get a "WORD2003 Properties" screen.
What could have done that? (FWIW: I was playing with Notepad and trying to write an Autohotkey script just before this happened). How do I get back to normal?
Again, thanks much.
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January 26th, 2011, 12:57 PM
#2
Please ignore my previous post. That "odd behaviour" apparently was just a transient; all seems perfectly ok. Sorry.
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January 26th, 2011, 12:57 PM
#3
Sounds like you screwed up the file associations.
Anything else messed up?
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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January 26th, 2011, 12:57 PM
#4
You could try a System Restore back to a date when all was well.
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January 26th, 2011, 02:20 PM
#5
I waved off HELP too soon. My odd behaviour is back.
When I click my Word icon (on my desktop or in my system tray) I get the Microsoft Office Word 2003 Properties screen. And when I click any of my bookmarked sites on my Yahoo home page I get the WORD Save As screen.
Needless to say, I am baffled.
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January 26th, 2011, 02:32 PM
#6
Does the Word icon on the Desktop have a shortcut arrow on it? If so, right-click on it and select Properties. Make sure that the properties are correct. Post a screen capture if unsure.
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January 26th, 2011, 02:35 PM
#7
Originally Posted by jdc2000
You could try a System Restore back to a date when all was well.
Do the above and be done with the problem
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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January 26th, 2011, 02:42 PM
#8
jdc2000: The WORD icon on the desktop <does> have an arrow (a shortcut). When I write click it and click Properties i get that Microsoft Office Word 2003 Properties screen.
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January 26th, 2011, 03:00 PM
#9
Did you try a System Restore?
Does the Word shortcut Properties window show the correct information for a Word Shortcut? Post a screen capture if unsure.
What happens if you click Start, Run, Winword and pre Enter?
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January 26th, 2011, 03:02 PM
#10
What happens when you double click on an actual Word doc file?
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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January 26th, 2011, 04:01 PM
#11
1. When I Start\Run I find that I cannot delete the characters that appear (actually a string I recently added as a Autohotkkey hotkey) and so I cannot insert winword.
2. I don't think I can send a snapshot of the Word2003 Properties screen as I am unable to get to any of my internet sites (when I click Slate, for example, I get the Property screen again.)
I am, of course, sending this post on another pc.
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January 26th, 2011, 04:10 PM
#12
WDC - please read through all posts in this thread and answer the questions you haven't answered yet. Thank you.
If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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