What is the Operating System, (OS), on your new computer?
Are you using the same Word 2002 from the older computer, installed on this new one?
Also, I tried to find this software called Abbreviate in Google, but couldn't find anything relevant. Is there any more you can supply, eg a web site for it? Often such software will have details of their web sites in the software's Help > About option.
I just wonder if this Abbreviate software is not compatible with your new OS.
Mark
Hi everyone,
I have kind of a unique and perhaps "specialized" problem that I hope someone can help me with as it is extremely frustrating.
I am a medical transcriptionist and have used a software entitled "Abbreviate" for years - it's a word expansion program that allows me to type in sentences or paragraphs just by typing in an abbreviation for that particular paragraph.
I currently must use Word 2002 as my word processing program. The computer OS is Windows XP Pro.
I have used it for years and since I have gotten my new computer a few months ago have had nothing but problems running it. I will type along fine and all of a sudden it will get "hung up"/locked up for a brief few seconds. Then it will slowly spit out the words. If I toggle off the program, then my typing in Word is absolute fine with no "hang ups."
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it which seemed to work fine for a day, but then it reverted back to the same behavior. The software company has been of no help altough they did send me an updated version, but this version acts the same.
I have tried changing some of the AutoCorrect settings in Word, thinking that perhaps the "Abbreviate" software was conflicting with the AutoCorrect features in Word, but that was also to no avail.
It doesn't seem isolated to Word, either. If I'm in Outlook Express writing an e-mail, it also will stutter and get hung up until I toggle off the software.
As an aside, if anyone knows of a different word expansion program that works really good, I'd be willing to try something different even though I love (or loved) this program.
Thanks for any help you can provide ... not sure if I've included enough info to diagnose the problem. Please let me know if I'm missing something.
Thanks!

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