Office XP - Word

[Lore]

After installing all the latest updates and patches, I
can no longer open Word or Word documents. Computer just
runs and runs and is locked up. Tried to "repair",
tried "reinstalling" - no success.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Sounds like registry or normal.dot corruption. Try the suggestions shown
here:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm