Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word 2003 in
a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message that tells me
Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It then tells me a
problem has stopped it from working but doesn't indiate what problem and
tells me "a solution will be sent to me once one is found.

When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it. I then
try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error message:
Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in safe mode will
help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order to successfully start
the program. Some functionality may be disabled in this mode.

I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still have
the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any advice how
to resolve this? Thanks in Advance!

Uninstall, then reinstall Word 2003.

--
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Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

---------------------------------------------------------------

"desperately seeking help" <desperatelyseekinghelp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B47D107B-3E77-4FC6-A39B-756361EE7663@microsoft.com...
Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word 2003 in
a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message that tells me
Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It then tells me a
problem has stopped it from working but doesn't indiate what problem and
tells me "a solution will be sent to me once one is found.

When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it. I then
try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error message:
Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in safe mode will
help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order to successfully start
the program. Some functionality may be disabled in this mode.

I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still have
the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any advice how
to resolve this? Thanks in Advance!

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
[color=blue]
> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message
> that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It
> then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but doesn't indiate
> what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent to me once one is
> found.
>
> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it. I
> then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error
> message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in
> safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order
> to successfully start the program. Some functionality may be disabled
> in this mode.
>
> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
> have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any
> advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance![/color]

If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.

"ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
news:6e1746F4k6t7U4@mid.individual.net...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
>> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message
>> that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It
>> then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but doesn't indiate
>> what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent to me once one is
>> found.
>>
>> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it. I
>> then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error
>> message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in
>> safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order
>> to successfully start the program. Some functionality may be disabled
>> in this mode.
>>
>> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
>> have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any
>> advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance![/color]
>
> If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
> OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.[/color]

I'm sure he can get the problem solved. OpenOffice is a piece of crap, the
GUI is about 10 years past, and OpenOffice is good for geeks and trolls like
yourself who have nothing better to do than insult people here.

The OP has Word 2003, he doesn't want or need that OpenSores crap.

Go bother the people in the Ubuntu forum if you have such a hard-on for
OpenOffice and Ubuntu.

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:30 -0700, Bill Yanaire wrote:
[color=blue]
> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
> news:6e1746F4k6t7U4@mid.individual.net...[color=green]
>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
>>> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message
>>> that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It
>>> then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but doesn't
>>> indiate what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent to me once
>>> one is found.
>>>
>>> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it.
>>> I then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error
>>> message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in
>>> safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order
>>> to successfully start the program. Some functionality may be disabled
>>> in this mode.
>>>
>>> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
>>> have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have
>>> any advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance![/color]
>>
>> If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
>> OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.[/color]
>
> I'm sure he can get the problem solved. OpenOffice is a piece of crap,
> the GUI is about 10 years past, and OpenOffice is good for geeks and
> trolls like yourself who have nothing better to do than insult people
> here.
>
> The OP has Word 2003, he doesn't want or need that OpenSores crap.
>
> Go bother the people in the Ubuntu forum if you have such a hard-on for
> OpenOffice and Ubuntu.[/color]

You are such a freaking idiot. Yes, if the OP can get his/her problems
solved with MS word 2003, then he/she might as well use it. Otherwise,
you'd rather see him/her do without. I've not indicated that OpenOffice
would solve the entire world's problems but it sure as hell beats nothing.
It works quite well for most people, contrary to your protestations.

And, BTW, if you'll go back and read my post, assuming you can comprehend
that much, you'll see that I did not mention Ubuntu - which is also a good
solution for many people. I use it myself in some situations. I also use
Gentoo Linux, Debian Linux, Elive and, on occasion, RedHat Enterprise.

ray wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:30 -0700, Bill Yanaire wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
>> news:6e1746F4k6t7U4@mid.individual.net...
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
>>>> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message
>>>> that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It
>>>> then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but doesn't
>>>> indiate what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent to me once
>>>> one is found.
>>>>
>>>> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it.
>>>> I then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error
>>>> message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in
>>>> safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order
>>>> to successfully start the program. Some functionality may be disabled
>>>> in this mode.
>>>>
>>>> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
>>>> have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have
>>>> any advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance!
>>>>
>>> If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
>>> OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.
>>>[/color]
>> I'm sure he can get the problem solved. OpenOffice is a piece of crap,
>> the GUI is about 10 years past, and OpenOffice is good for geeks and
>> trolls like yourself who have nothing better to do than insult people
>> here.
>>
>> The OP has Word 2003, he doesn't want or need that OpenSores crap.
>>
>> Go bother the people in the Ubuntu forum if you have such a hard-on for
>> OpenOffice and Ubuntu.
>>[/color]
>
> You are such a freaking idiot. Yes, if the OP can get his/her problems
> solved with MS word 2003, then he/she might as well use it. Otherwise,
> you'd rather see him/her do without. I've not indicated that OpenOffice
> would solve the entire world's problems but it sure as hell beats nothing.
> It works quite well for most people, contrary to your protestations.
>[/color]

OpenOffice Writer handles graphics better than Word. It scrolls better
and is programmed more efficiently.[color=blue]
> And, BTW, if you'll go back and read my post, assuming you can comprehend
> that much, you'll see that I did not mention Ubuntu - which is also a good
> solution for many people. I use it myself in some situations. I also use
> Gentoo Linux, Debian Linux, Elive and, on occasion, RedHat Enterprise.
>[/color]

measekite wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>
> ray wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:30 -0700, Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6e1746F4k6t7U4@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
>>>>> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message
>>>>> that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It
>>>>> then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but doesn't
>>>>> indiate what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent to me once
>>>>> one is found.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate
>>>>> it. I then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an
>>>>> error
>>>>> message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in
>>>>> safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order
>>>>> to successfully start the program. Some functionality may be disabled
>>>>> in this mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
>>>>> have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have
>>>>> any advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
>>>> OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure he can get the problem solved. OpenOffice is a piece of crap,
>>> the GUI is about 10 years past, and OpenOffice is good for geeks and
>>> trolls like yourself who have nothing better to do than insult people
>>> here.
>>>
>>> The OP has Word 2003, he doesn't want or need that OpenSores crap.
>>>
>>> Go bother the people in the Ubuntu forum if you have such a hard-on for
>>> OpenOffice and Ubuntu.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> You are such a freaking idiot. Yes, if the OP can get his/her problems
>> solved with MS word 2003, then he/she might as well use it. Otherwise,
>> you'd rather see him/her do without. I've not indicated that
>> OpenOffice would solve the entire world's problems but it sure as hell
>> beats nothing. It works quite well for most people, contrary to your
>> protestations.
>>[/color]
>
>
> OpenOffice Writer handles graphics better than Word. It scrolls better
> and is programmed more efficiently.[/color]

Everything you say is an outright lie.
Get lost. Go drink some oem ink![color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> And, BTW, if you'll go back and read my post, assuming you can
>> comprehend that much, you'll see that I did not mention Ubuntu - which
>> is also a good solution for many people. I use it myself in some
>> situations. I also use Gentoo Linux, Debian Linux, Elive and, on
>> occasion, RedHat Enterprise.
>>[/color][/color]

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:09:52 -0700, measekite wrote:
[color=blue]
> ray wrote:[color=green]
>> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:30 -0700, Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6e1746F4k6t7U4@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:01 -0700, desperately seeking help wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
>>>>> 2003 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error
>>>>> message that tells me Word has stopped working when it hasn't even
>>>>> opened. It then tells me a problem has stopped it from working but
>>>>> doesn't indiate what problem and tells me "a solution will be sent
>>>>> to me once one is found.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it.
>>>>> I then try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an
>>>>> error message: Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting
>>>>> word in safe mode will help you correct or isolate a start up
>>>>> problem in order to successfully start the program. Some
>>>>> functionality may be disabled in this mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I
>>>>> still have the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you
>>>>> have any advice how to resolve this? Thanks in Advance!
>>>>>
>>>> If you can't get the issue reconciled, you might want to give
>>>> OpenOffice.org a try - it will probably do what you need.
>>>>
>>> I'm sure he can get the problem solved. OpenOffice is a piece of
>>> crap, the GUI is about 10 years past, and OpenOffice is good for geeks
>>> and trolls like yourself who have nothing better to do than insult
>>> people here.
>>>
>>> The OP has Word 2003, he doesn't want or need that OpenSores crap.
>>>
>>> Go bother the people in the Ubuntu forum if you have such a hard-on
>>> for OpenOffice and Ubuntu.
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> You are such a freaking idiot. Yes, if the OP can get his/her problems
>> solved with MS word 2003, then he/she might as well use it. Otherwise,
>> you'd rather see him/her do without. I've not indicated that OpenOffice
>> would solve the entire world's problems but it sure as hell beats
>> nothing. It works quite well for most people, contrary to your
>> protestations.
>>
>>[/color]
> OpenOffice Writer handles graphics better than Word. It scrolls better
> and is programmed more efficiently.[color=green]
>> And, BTW, if you'll go back and read my post, assuming you can
>> comprehend that much, you'll see that I did not mention Ubuntu - which
>> is also a good solution for many people. I use it myself in some
>> situations. I also use Gentoo Linux, Debian Linux, Elive and, on
>> occasion, RedHat Enterprise.
>>[/color][/color]

I'm not even getting into that argument. I'm simply trying to help the OP
get work done.

Try downloading OpenOffice. It works better than MS Office and handles
graphics better. You get Writer, Calc, and Impress replacing Word,
Excel and Powerpoint and it allows you to use either Open Source format
or MS Office format. You can also use Writer to create PDF files.

You also get a drawing pakage. The only module that is not as good as
Microsoft's Access is Base.

Open Office is cross platform so it runs under Windows, Mac and Linux
and it is FREE. It is managed by Sun Computers.

You can download it at [url]www.openoffice.org[/url]

Sharon Machado wrote:[color=blue]
> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble when I exit Word
> or Powerpoint 2007 in a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an
> error message
>[color=green]
>> that tells me Microsoft Word or Power Point has stopped working and
>>[/color]
> "Windows is checking for a Solution". It then tells me that "A problem
> caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the
> program and notify you if a solution is available.
>
>
>[/color]

desperately seeking help;730438 Wrote:[color=blue]
> Help please....just recently I have been having trouble opening Word
> 2003 in
> a VISTA operating system. I immediately get an error message that
> tells me
> Word has stopped working when it hasn't even opened. It then tells me
> a
> problem has stopped it from working but doesn't indiate what problem
> and
> tells me "a solution will be sent to me once one is found.
>
> When I again try to open a document, it tells me it can't locate it. I
> then
> try to open WORD 1st (not the document 1st) and I get an error message:
>
> Word failed to start correctly last time. Starting word in safe mode
> will
> help you correct or isolate a start up problem in order to successfully
> start
> the program. Some functionality may be disabled in this mode.
>
> I tried to detect and repair and it said it was successful but I still
> have
> the problem. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any
> advice how
> to resolve this? Thanks in Advance![/color]

I know that the original post is old by now, but maybe this will help
someone just now encountering the problem like I just did.

I had the exact same thing happen to me. I agonized for five days
before I finally found the fix. I tried everything I could think of at
the time and everything suggested on the internet forums. I ran every
registry repair software I could find, every malware, antivirus I could
get my hands on. Removed and reinstalled Office and a host of other
things.
The Microsoft company tech people were the least helpful; the only
thing they know how to do is insult you.
This is what worked for me:
1. go to RUN from your start button
2. in the field type command
3. A black popup window will appear
4. at the prompt (flashing | ) type in cd\
5. this will take you to your root directory for the c drive
6. At the c:\> prompt type bcdedit.exe /set nx OptOut
7. Close all open windows
8. Reboot your computer
9. Try to open your Office application again
10. Don’t freak out when you get that same “do you want
to run in safe mode?” Popup again.
11. answer yes
12. If the application opens – close down office
13. reopen the office application again - it should now open
normally
This worked for me; I sure hope it fixes your concern too!

Professor William Kibbe
Austin Community College
Austin Texas
:)

HERE'S MY FIX. I have vista home premium...and Word 2003...which
suddenly stopped working with the error code, "Microsoft word has
stopped working," on start up.

Uninstall MS office, or Word if it will let you. Reinstall
word...install service pack 2...but do not install service pack 3. That
seems to be the problem.

If this doesn't work...run Reg Cure after the uninstall, and then
reinstall. That way you will get all of the trash out of the registry
so you can do a clean install.

After looking all over the Internet and trying several fixes, this one
suggest on an other forum worked. Don't ask me why...it's Vista.

I feel for anyone having this problem. I've been using Word for 10
years and this is the first time that I've had any problem with it. One
day it's working and then...boom..."MS word has stopped working."


Anyway, hope this helps.

Ed


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Although this is a newsgroup for the Vista OS and you are posting about Word which
is a part of Office which you should have posted to the Office Word newsgroup, I can
pretty well tell you about your issue.
You need to reformat your system to get it back to working condition. Using a
Registry Cleaning Tool was not a very bright idea.
The tool removed some lines from the Registry Hive and to repair that you will need
to reformat and start over again.

DO NOT USE any registry tools. They are all snake oil remedies and will not make
your computer more efficient or faster. All they do is cause issues beyond repair

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"Alienplayer" <Alienplayer.3zve7c@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
news:Alienplayer.3zve7c@DoNotSpam.com...[color=blue]
>
> HERE'S MY FIX. I have vista home premium...and Word 2003...which
> suddenly stopped working with the error code, "Microsoft word has
> stopped working," on start up.
>
> Uninstall MS office, or Word if it will let you. Reinstall
> word...install service pack 2...but do not install service pack 3. That
> seems to be the problem.
>
> If this doesn't work...run Reg Cure after the uninstall, and then
> reinstall. That way you will get all of the trash out of the registry
> so you can do a clean install.
>
> After looking all over the Internet and trying several fixes, this one
> suggest on an other forum worked. Don't ask me why...it's Vista.
>
> I feel for anyone having this problem. I've been using Word for 10
> years and this is the first time that I've had any problem with it. One
> day it's working and then...boom..."MS word has stopped working."
>
>
> Anyway, hope this helps.
>
> Ed
>
>
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Thanks for your response Peter. But, I must ask...

Who are you? And, what are you talking about? No, I don't have to
reformat my system. I fixed the problem. Did you not read my post.

My computer and word are now working flawlessly.

I can't see why you would suggest reformatting my system. Anyway...not
doing it.

Read the thread...it appears that it's about Word 2003 issues as
related to it being used under Vista.

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On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:06:23 +0530, Alienplayer wrote:
[color=blue]
> Thanks for your response Peter. But, I must ask...
>
> Who are you? And, what are you talking about? No, I don't have to
> reformat my system. I fixed the problem. Did you not read my post.
>
> My computer and word are now working flawlessly.
>
> I can't see why you would suggest reformatting my system. Anyway...not
> doing it.
>
> Read the thread...it appears that it's about Word 2003 issues as
> related to it being used under Vista.
>
> Ed[/color]

It's not so easy to read the thread when the earlier posts are not present
on the news provider - and you failed to quote the post you replied to.

You want us to read your mind. Ain't gonna happen.

FYI - the post you replied to without quoting shows here as a header dated
12 January 2009, and the body is no longer available on the Microsoft
server.

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Gene E. Bloch;4649074 Wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:06:23 +0530, Alienplayer wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Thanks for your response Peter. But, I must ask...
> >
> > Who are you? And, what are you talking about? No, I don't have to
> > reformat my system. I fixed the problem. Did you not read my post.
> >
> > My computer and word are now working flawlessly.
> >
> > I can't see why you would suggest reformatting my system.[/color]
> Anyway...not[color=green]
> > doing it.
> >
> > Read the thread...it appears that it's about Word 2003 issues as
> > related to it being used under Vista.
> >
> > Ed[/color]
>
> It's not so easy to read the thread when the earlier posts are not
> present
> on the news provider - and you failed to quote the post you replied
> to.
>
> You want us to read your mind. Ain't gonna happen.
>
> FYI - the post you replied to without quoting shows here as a header
> dated
> 12 January 2009, and the body is no longer available on the Microsoft
> server.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom[/color]

Sorry about that. I'm new to the service. I can see all of the
posters above me...about 5 or 6...and my final post was to Peter. The
post just above mine. Peter suggested that I had to reformat my system
in order to solve the issue. I didn't have to as I had already fixed
the problem and was just posting the fix that worked for me in order to
help others that might Google the problem and be brought here, as I
was.

Originally the post, to which I was replying, while in search of an
answer for my own problem, was about MS Word not working under
Vista...with the error message, "Word has stopped working."

I simply found that by reinstalling the application, Word, with Service
pack 3, that I still had the issue and error message. But, as suggested
here by a previous poster, an installation without installing Service
pack 3 did in fact work.

Thanks for your response.

Ed


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