Reading Layout View...Again

[Andrea]

Because the original thread was old, I'm posting this as a new one. I had a
problem with not being able to prevent the Reading Layout View from
appearing. The checkmark kept reappearing, but Beth's solution seemed to
work for a while--to delete two addins. I'm sorry to say that this wasn't a
permanent fix. The checkmark returns sometimes, I remove it, and then it
remains unchecked for a while before starting the cycle all over again. It
doesn't seem to be related to rebooting. I have no idea what's causing this,
but there are no longer addins in the template box. I had deleted the
targets, but I don't remember where they were anymore, so I can't tell
whether they've reappeared there.

 

[Andrea]

Does anyone have another suggestion to resove this? Thanks.

 

[Andrea]

For anyone who's still having this problem, the solution for me turned out
to be in using a diskcleaning program that was cleaning the data settings in
my registry, but along the way I found other solutions that may work for
people who can't get their option settings to hold, including the reading
layout setting. The details are in a thread that began on 12/3 called
Reading Layout View in the microsoft.public.word.docmanagement group. I'm
posting a link below:

-Andrea

http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...98e2057176d/a969a34ebc465459#a969a34ebc465459

 

[Bob I]

Thanks for posting back. Many MVPs are adamant about the side effects of
using these "registry cleaners", and not to use them.

 

[Andrea]

I hadn't realized it was cleaning the registry. It was supposed to clear
temp files and recently used files as well as caches that the Windows Disk
Cleaning utility doesn't get at (e.g., Mozilla). However, I think there's
important information from the thread in that newsgroup for people who
aren't using a registry cleaner but who can't get the Reading Layout to
remain disabled; sometimes even if you clear add-ins from the startup
folders, it's not enough. As I've been searching for a solution over the
last month I've read dozens of posts like mine seeking help for this
problem. Some people may find that deleting the data settings in the
registry helps. Others may need to create AutoOpen and/or AutoNew macros.