"Word has stopped working" error

[vermontlaura]

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium and have been using Word 2007 with no
trouble for about six weeks. Today, after a Microsoft automatic update (June
11), Word will no longer work. The program opens and it opens docs but the
vertical scroll button will not move, I can't manually move the cursor point
or select text. When I try to close the document or the program, I get the
error message "Word has stopped working." It then looks for a solution but
finds none. I have tried restarting and completely stopping and then starting
but nothing will work. Any help gratefully accepted as I am an historian
working on a book and must access Word!

 

[Terry Farrell]

An update was installed while Word was still running corrupting the
registry. Run Regedit, navigate to the Word Data Key and with DATA selected,
press Delete. Word will automatically create a new Data key when it is next
started.

Word Data Key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data

 

[vermontlaura]

This is the easiest computer fix I've ever had! Thanks so much for a quick
response to my problem.
Laura