This universal "fix it" for Word generally does the job. The "Normal.dot" file can get corrupted and needs to be recreated.
Do a search for "Normal.dot" (yes that's "Normal dot dot". Delete all "Normal.dot" files that come up in the Search window. Restart the computer, then start Word. A new, fresh "Normal.dot" file will be created and should allow the program to work correctly.
Hope this helps.
Grif
I can't get microsoft word 2000 to open. My computer locks up and when I CTRL-ALT-DEL I get a message that says resources are low and I need to close programs. I go through a series of program closures but nothing helps. I deleted temp files, etc. and my drive space readings show I have plenty of space. I can run other programs. It is just Word that is causing me problems. I tried to defrag and it would hit 1% then back to 0. This is even after I shut down screen savers, etc. Can anyone help a completely clueless computer user?

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