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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / December 2006Word wouldn't fully open
Until recently Word 10.1.7 worked fine with Tiger 10.4.8 on my G5 dual Last few days I can't fully open the application and end up with rotating beechball. I have to force quit. The rest of 2004 Microsoft Office works fune. Also, the same 10.1.7 Word works fine on Mac Book Power. Perhaps I need to trash preferences but don't know which and where.. Thanks, Milan > Until recently Word 10.1.7 worked fine with Tiger 10.4.8 on my G5 dual > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Perhaps I need to trash preferences but don't know which and where.. Follow the troubleshooting recipes at http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html The latest version of Office is 11.3.2 I'm a bit confused about your 10.1.7. If you are using v.X, the previous major version of Office for Mac, I think the latest may be 10.1.9 I'd try getting the update at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/d ownload/OfficeX/OfficeX_12_19_2006.xml Had you been playing with fonts when it went beachballing?  SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 Regardless of whether you choose to follow Elliott's update advice, I'd suggest trying Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions first (as well as after any update you apply). If that doesn't help you might also run the Verify Disk routine (again, Disk Utility) & see if there is some sort of file damage that needs repair. The font issue is also quite worthy of attention ;) HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 12/27/06 11:53 AM, in article 1167238390.690583.97350@h40g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "Milan Kalus" <milankalus@gmail.com> wrote: > Until recently Word 10.1.7 worked fine with Tiger 10.4.8 on my G5 dual > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Milan > Regardless of whether you choose to follow Elliott's update advice, I'd > suggest trying Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions first (as well as [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > The font issue is also quite worthy of attention ;) I'm less than a believer of the utility of repair permissions. OK, it is easy to do, and seldom breaks things, but running it is somewhere between useful and blind superstition. it might be useful to read the article at httP://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751 Especially the paragraph headed "Does Disk Utility check permissions on all files?" Now count the Microsoft packages in /Library/Receipts How many are there? None. Nada. Zilch. Zippo. The best you can expect in relation to Office installations, is that Repair Permissions will fix up the permissions of other programs' files that the Microsoft (non_Apple) installer screwed up. I'll be charitable, and assert that is also zippo. For completeness, my "update advice" was secondary to following the troubleshooting recipes at the mvp site, where the best sequence for junking prefs and templates is well described. Sorry to be so curmudgeonly, but there is only so much sweetness and light to be distributed after the nth meal of turkey leftovers. burrrrp! SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 >> Regardless of whether you choose to follow Elliott's update advice, I'd >> suggest trying Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions first (as well as [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > burrrrp! Next year Boil you a Fresh Ham. I can't stand Turkey (the bird). My Grand mother use to cook it, tried several different ways. My Mother also has tried numerous ways; recently employing a "Browning Bag" (The women on this list that cook probably know what a browning bag is.) Up to an hour after its out of the oven its tender and juicy. After that Its dry, and the most charitable thing to say is, it taste like the paper on "Sheet Rock" and it grainy. the more you chew the bigger it gets in you mouth. Its gets no better, at anyone else home or restaurant. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> On 12/27/06 2:20 PM, in article 271220061920551549%nospam@yrl.co.uk, >> Regardless of whether you choose to follow Elliott's update advice, I'd >> suggest trying Disk Utility - Repair Disk Permissions first (as well as [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > burrrrp! Hello Elliott - My apologies if you thought I was in any way dismissive of your suggestion - that was definitely not my intent. In fact, I couldn't be more in tune with your recommendations. I merely meant that the use of Disk Utility shouldn't be overlooked regardless of whether the OP did the update... Some folks are slower on the uptake than others with regard to updates. As regards repairing permissions, I give it a bit more emphasis than some, but I fully agree that it most certainly is not some panacea for all things errant in OS X. I generally suggest it in many cases for several reasons: 1- It will rarely hurt, 2- It may help, and 3- Although I have no statistics to back up my belief, I get the distinct impression that many Mac users have never even heard of Disk Utility or repairing permissions, let alone taken the time to use it. In this case I thought it was an appropriate point to be emphasized - not so much to "repair" Word - but that Word may have been having difficulty interacting with OS X print & file routines. I trust that by now full disposition of the turkey has been made & that the wishbone snaps to your advantage for the coming new year! Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac |
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