What do I do with an assertion failure at the opening of Word?

[Guest]

I am using Microsoft Student Teacher Edition 2003. I downloaded updates from
the microsoft site and now when I open a word document an "assertion failure"
comes up, Microsoft Visual C++Runtime Library. I try to debug the assertion
failure but all it does is send a report to microsoft and closes my document.
If I hit ignore, I am able to use the document. What should I do about this
window and does this hurt my document? How do I get rid of it?

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I am using Microsoft Student Teacher Edition 2003. I downloaded
updates from the microsoft site and now when I open a word document
an "assertion failure" comes up, Microsoft Visual C++Runtime Library.
I try to debug the assertion failure but all it does is send a report
to microsoft and closes my document. If I hit ignore, I am able to
use the document. What should I do about this window and does this
hurt my document? How do I get rid of it?

You might try a repair install.

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