Hi Simon,
The possible CAUSE for this to appear:
The Microsoft Office 2000 settings stored in the registry are damaged
(corrupted).
Please take a look at Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 236872
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=236872&product=wrd20
RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To correct this problem, use one of the following methods as appropriate
for your situation.
Method 1: Delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0 Key
To remove the damaged Office 2000 registry settings and to register Office
2000 again, follow these steps:
NOTE: The following steps remove all user-specific settings for all of the
Office programs. You must reconfigure all user-specific settings manually.
On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.
Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree until you see the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
On the Registry menu, click Exit.
NOTE: When you quit the Registry Editor, the changes are saved
automatically.
Shut down and restart Windows.
Start the Office 2000 programs to update the registry settings.
Method 2: Reset the Open Dialog Box Settings
To reset the Open dialog box, follow these steps:
On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.
Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree until you see the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Open Find
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
On the Registry menu, click Exit.
NOTE: When you quit the Registry Editor, the changes are saved
automatically.
Shut down and restart Windows.
Start the Office 2000 programs to update the registry settings.
Method 3: Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0 Key
To remove the damaged Office 2000 registry settings and to register Office
2000 again, follow these steps.
NOTE: The following steps remove all user-specific settings for all of the
Office programs. You must reconfigure all user-specific settings manually.
On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
In the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.
Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree until you see the following folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree until you see the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Open Find
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
On the Registry menu, click Exit.
NOTE: When you quit the Registry Editor, the changes are saved
automatically.
Shut down and restart Windows.
Start the Office 2000 programs to update the registry settings.
Please let me know has this helped You...
Thank you...
Raghu...
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