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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerI was able to fix this by backing up my User Profile, Logging Off, deleting it, and then creating a new user profile and importing my backed up data.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerI tried that. I clicked change program and then I selected Excel from the Office14 folder, but it won’t actually select Excel even after I say Ok. I May need to reinstall!
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerUnfortunately that doesn’t work. I have chosen the executable and it still doesn’t take.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerRevo & MSE worked! Thanks for the help!
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerSorry about that, Attached now.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerI was only running one version at a time. To clarify I was running the older version of AVG (I believe version 9). AVG prompted me to upgrade to 11. I did. When I restarted I got the error message. I uninstalled AVG. Restarted. Downloaded and installed Avast. Same error. Ideas?
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerI had uninstalled AVG and then reinstalled and got the same error. This happened once it prompted me to upgrade to AVG 2011.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerPaul,
Unfortunately that did not seem to work. I ran that command and it opened up Excel 2010.Jordan
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerOK I was able to find normal.dot. I renamed it normal.old, reopened Word but still no luck.
I will have to try some of the other fixes in the link you suggested Hans.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerThe toolbar did come back. I am still unable to find the normal.dot file. Any idea on why that could be?
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerThat worked great. Thank You Hans.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerThat did the trick. I disabled reading view.
Thanks.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody Loungerperfect, thanks hans.
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerI will try these out, Thanks Hans
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WScrottyjd
AskWoody LoungerThanks Hans, I appreciate your time
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