Can't open Word Document

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Hello,
I’m a MS Office novice and would like some expert help. I was directed to
this site by a good friend (Zack Barresse aka Firefytr). I usually go to him
for help in Excel, but I’ve stumped him with this Word problem.

My problem is…
When I try and open a Word document from “My Documents†all I get is a Word
window with nothing else. No document, no menu bars or toolbars, but I do get
a flashing Word button on the taskbar. When I try to close the program it
does nothing. I can’t even close it in Task Manager. The only way to end the
program is to shut down the PC.

If I open Word first and then open the document from within Word all is fine
it seems and I haven’t had any problems so far.

I’m running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 with
MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers.

Thanks in advance for any help sent my way.
Bill
 
See also “The Word title bar flashes or the Word program becomes
unresponsive when Word is runningâ€
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812075

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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