Unfortunately, this tells Word not to load any preferences and templates at all even Word 2008 prefs and you will need to do this on every launch, so it's not a long-term workaround. This bypasses the First Run Update process so Office doesn't go looking for previous version preference files. Hard Drive/OS 9 System Folder/Preferences/Microsoft/ Word Settings (8) Hold Down the Shift key while Launching Word. Hard Drive/OS 9 System Folder/Preferences/Microsoft/ Word Settings (9) Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Word Settings (10) Quit out of all versions of Word and trash (or rename) all Word preference files prior to Word 2004: If you have this problem, try one of these workarounds: Look for Old Preference Files Microsoft has confirmed that a possible cause for Word 2008 crashing on launch (or quit) is the presence of preference files from previous versions of Word. Things Missing from the Status Bar: Line Number, Section Number, Overtype.Can't Paste into Dreamweaver (or other programs).Messages about Full Memory and Work File.'This Picture is an Unsupported Graphics Format or May Be Damaged'.Can't Change the Default Double-Spacing.Snow Leopard (OS 10.6) have bought this issue back with a vengeance. Can't Save This is our current hot seller, sadly.HOWEVER, please click on the Mactopia link for Additional Informationįor best practice on installing it. Each update is also linked from the Description in the MS Knowledge Base. Help>Check for Updates in any Office program. In general, you can find updates at Mactopia Downloads, or you can select These issues are compiled from reports on the newsgroups. Word 2008: Existing Issues, Some with WorkaroundsĬompiled by Beth Rosengard and Daiya Mitchell

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