Cannot delete macro LookupMW

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I am using MS Word 2000.
Recent, I found every document has a Macro called LookupMW, but it cannot be
opened or edit or delete.
The information about the macro:
Macro created 03/05/99 by Mike Weix

I used MS Word 2003 to open the same word file, the Micro cannot be seen,
but when open macro editor, the LookupMW can be seen as an empty VB
subrotine. I deleted the LookupMW, but when open in MS Word 2000, the micro
still there.

If open the Macro editor, I can find in
TemplateProject (lookup_9)

What the micro do? Why I cannot delete it?

Anyone can help?

Thanks!

Min

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It is probably installed as an Addin in the Word Startup directory. You can
determine the location of that directory under Tools>Options>File Locations.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

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Thanks for reply.
I didnot find it in the Word Startup directory:
Programfiles\microsoft office\office\addins
I also checked all users \Templates
But I did not find anything related to LookupMW
Google search "LookupMW" did not return any information.
Strange thing is it is cannot be removed.
Regards,
Min

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Try renaming the normal.dot template to oldnormal.dot and then re-start Word
and create a new document and see if that document contains the macro.

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benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

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Thanks for your reply.
I tried, but the macro still cannot be removed.
I even uninstalled and then reinstalled MS Office.
But when I open a new document, there are two macro:
NewMacros.LookupMW and NewMacros1.LookupMW
The former is editable, removable, but the later is not.
I removed the NewMacros.LookupMW and then using Creat macro to open the VBA
editor, the following is shown:

Sub LookupMW()
'
' NewMacros1.LookupMW Macro
' Macro created 03/05/99 by Mike Weix
'

End Sub

In the VBA editor window, left-up window, I tried to remove these two macro.
It seemed they are removed from the vba editor, but when I re-open a new
word, the macro still there, but this time the name changed to LookupMW. By
export the macro and then open it using notepade, the following is shown:

Attribute VB_Name = "NewMacros"
Sub LookupMW()
Attribute LookupMW.VB_Description = "Macro created 03/05/99 by Mike Weix"
Attribute LookupMW.VB_ProcData.VB_Invoke_Func = "Normal.NewMacros.LookupMW"
'
' LookupMW Macro
' Macro created 03/05/99 by Mike Weix
'

End Sub

What it is? why cannot remove it?

Min

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

LookupMW suggests a Merriam-Webster dictionary add-in. This could be an
add-in in Word or Office's Startup folder or a COM add-in. In any case, the
way to get rid of the macro would be to uninstall the add-in. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm

 

[Min]

Thank you! Great answer!