How do I stop Word creating new normal.dot templates?

[Guest]

Each time I open Word 2002 [Office XP Professional], it creates a new
template called "normal.dot" in Application Data/Microsoft/Templates. This
has caused the computer to seize up if a document with a logo or textbox is
opened. When the template is deleted the problem is solved.
How do I stop the creation of this template?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can't stop it, nor should you. It is an essential system file that will
be created when it doesn't exist. See instead
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm and
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Also see "Normal.dot Template—Explained"
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=151

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

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You can't stop it, nor should you. It is an essential system file that will
be created when it doesn't exist. See instead
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm and
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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Each time I open Word 2002 [Office XP Professional], it creates a new
template called "normal.dot" in Application Data/Microsoft/Templates.
This has caused the computer to seize up if a document with a logo or
textbox is opened. When the template is deleted the problem is solved.
How do I stop the creation of this template?