MS Word/Visual Basic Problem ?!? - GoFuckYourself.com

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 12:01 PM

Hey peeps :

I need some urgent help here .... please do not reply with the usual FORMAT C: and likewise smartass comments ...

My Microsoft word is totally FUCKED ... if you honestly have any idea how to correct it, please reply.

When I open Word (either by double clicking a .doc file, or by selecting MS Word from the prorams list), I get the following error:

When I click OK, Word closes about 3 seconds later ... I tried the help files but didn't make any sense to me at all ...

I have uninstalled and re-installed Office2000 3 times now ... and even reinstalled Win2000 Pro .... still the same thing happens

I have even installed all the available updates for Office ....

any help at all would be very much appreciated ...

Amputate Your Head · 01-25-2002, 12:02 PM

format c:

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 12:05 PM

Thanks Amp ... but I am not very much in a joking mood right now ... I have tried for 3 FUCKING DAYS to correct this problem, and am extremely frustrated .... ANY SERIOUS ADVICE ???

Trax · 01-25-2002, 12:05 PM

i would have said format c: but.....

finding an error in office and co is very shitty since its a MS product... once i opened excel the whole fucking bars were gone.. reinstalled.. everything .. couldnt figure it out

after i formatted everything was working again-... no joke sorry

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 12:06 PM

Any visual basic Gurus that can help me ???

01-25-2002, 12:12 PM

I'm a basic guru, yet I still don't know jack shit about Basic.

TheDr · 01-25-2002, 12:47 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410

Henrik · 01-25-2002, 12:50 PM

I am pretty good with VB, but that error doesn't make sense. Anyway, MS Office is tightly integrated with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), which is the language that every Office product uses for it's macros. I suspect something in the Macros is screwed up. And since your Macros aren't deleted when you uninstall Office, your problem is still there.

You need to uninstall Office and then manually clean up anything Office related that the installer couldn't remove.

If you have never used/made any Macros in word, you might have had a macro virus in your system at some time. Those virii can spread through Word documents like crazy.

Feel free to contact me, if you need more specific information.

Good luck.

Barry Porn · 01-25-2002, 12:52 PM

Close all running applications, most importantly, Word 2000.

Launch Windows Explorer.

Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Word\Startup.

Delete the MathType Commands for Word 95 file.

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Originally posted by -=HUNGRYMAN=-
Hey peeps :

I need some urgent help here .... please do not reply with the usual FORMAT C: and likewise smartass comments ...

My Microsoft word is totally FUCKED ... if you honestly have any idea how to correct it, please reply.

When I open Word (either by double clicking a .doc file, or by selecting MS Word from the prorams list), I get the following error:

When I click OK, Word closes about 3 seconds later ... I tried the help files but didn't make any sense to me at all ...

I have uninstalled and re-installed Office2000 3 times now ... and even reinstalled Win2000 Pro .... still the same thing happens

I have even installed all the available updates for Office ....

any help at all would be very much appreciated ...

Henrik · 01-25-2002, 01:00 PM

Thanks, "TheDr"

That link pretty much confirms it.

Hungryman: If you are using some kind of anti virus software, try disabling it.

Anti virus software protects against macro virii, and it seems like Norton is being a bit overprotective, causing Word to fail on startup, since it's macro files are being locked out by the AV software ;)

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 03:10 PM

I am 98% certain that I must have a macro virus ... because everything was working fine 3 days ago .... how on god's green earth do I get rid of it now ???

And yes I tried disabling Nortons Antivirus 2002 .... same error

grumpy · 01-25-2002, 04:23 PM

pretty sure you have a virus. Check in your folder settigs wich file is ascocited with.doc you probely see a bogus program. Remove your autoexec.bat and reboot.... could also just rename the autoexec.bat. Hope this helps

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 04:57 PM

my autoexec.bat is completely BLANK .... does that sound kinda fishy ??

Theo · 01-25-2002, 04:59 PM

Chris R · 01-25-2002, 05:04 PM

Do you use Math Type?

Chris R · 01-25-2002, 05:05 PM

Forget that

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 01-25-2002, 05:09 PM

Math type ???

I don't think so .... because I have no idea what it is ... LOL

I AM GETTING SO FUCKING PISSED OFF !!!
I HAVE TRIED EVERY STEP-BY-STEP thing in every website I could find about macro virii .... and it's still FUCKED !!!

I am not getting that error anymore .... now it just closes 3 seconds after it opens .... and if it means anything ... it is creating a new file on the desktop (or wherever the particular .doc file resides, replacing the first 2 letters in the filename with "~$"

THIS IS BULLSHIT !!!

ldinternet · 01-25-2002, 05:13 PM

...and it's not like you can complain to Microsoft about your faulty warez OS

Chris R · 01-25-2002, 05:17 PM

Sorry man, I know this stuff can be a pain. I posted the same link that DR did with out realizing it. Believe it or not I have a friend that does call Microsoft Tech support and has found help there.

If you tried everything in that tech article - I am at a loss. Usually I end up formating c (seriously) (after using a boot disk to check for boot viruses - reinstalling windows and office. sometime that is the only cure, but it sounds like you have done most of that already.

Did you reinstall 2000 from scratch? I am not as familiar with 2000 as I am with 9X, but you pretty much need to get rid of windows and start over - otherwise it might pick up some of your old configuration files. WIth 9X it seems like every six months to a year or so - this would be necessary.

I know that isn't much help, but good luck anyway.

01-25-2002, 12:01 PM	#1
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	MS Word/Visual Basic Problem ?!? Hey peeps : I need some urgent help here .... please do not reply with the usual FORMAT C: and likewise smartass comments ... My Microsoft word is totally FUCKED ... if you honestly have any idea how to correct it, please reply. When I open Word (either by double clicking a .doc file, or by selecting MS Word from the prorams list), I get the following error: When I click OK, Word closes about 3 seconds later ... I tried the help files but didn't make any sense to me at all ... I have uninstalled and re-installed Office2000 3 times now ... and even reinstalled Win2000 Pro .... still the same thing happens I have even installed all the available updates for Office .... any help at all would be very much appreciated ... __________________

01-25-2002, 12:02 PM	#2
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	format c: __________________ SIG TOO BIG

01-25-2002, 12:05 PM	#3
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	Thanks Amp ... but I am not very much in a joking mood right now ... I have tried for 3 FUCKING DAYS to correct this problem, and am extremely frustrated .... ANY SERIOUS ADVICE ??? __________________

01-25-2002, 12:06 PM	#5
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	Any visual basic Gurus that can help me ??? __________________

01-25-2002, 03:10 PM	#11
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	I am 98% certain that I must have a macro virus ... because everything was working fine 3 days ago .... how on god's green earth do I get rid of it now ??? And yes I tried disabling Nortons Antivirus 2002 .... same error __________________

01-25-2002, 12:05 PM	#4
Trax [----------------------] Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,486	i would have said format c: but..... finding an error in office and co is very shitty since its a MS product... once i opened excel the whole fucking bars were gone.. reinstalled.. everything .. couldnt figure it out after i formatted everything was working again-... no joke sorry

01-25-2002, 12:12 PM	#6
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	I'm a basic guru, yet I still don't know jack shit about Basic.

01-25-2002, 12:47 PM	#7
TheDr Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: CO, USA Posts: 108	http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q307410

01-25-2002, 12:50 PM	#8
Henrik Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Non cheating area, Denmark Posts: 228	I am pretty good with VB, but that error doesn't make sense. Anyway, MS Office is tightly integrated with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), which is the language that every Office product uses for it's macros. I suspect something in the Macros is screwed up. And since your Macros aren't deleted when you uninstall Office, your problem is still there. You need to uninstall Office and then manually clean up anything Office related that the installer couldn't remove. If you have never used/made any Macros in word, you might have had a macro virus in your system at some time. Those virii can spread through Word documents like crazy. Feel free to contact me, if you need more specific information. Good luck.

01-25-2002, 01:00 PM	#10
Henrik Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Non cheating area, Denmark Posts: 228	Thanks, "TheDr" That link pretty much confirms it. Hungryman: If you are using some kind of anti virus software, try disabling it. Anti virus software protects against macro virii, and it seems like Norton is being a bit overprotective, causing Word to fail on startup, since it's macro files are being locked out by the AV software ;)

01-25-2002, 04:23 PM	#12
grumpy Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 9,870	pretty sure you have a virus. Check in your folder settigs wich file is ascocited with.doc you probely see a bogus program. Remove your autoexec.bat and reboot.... could also just rename the autoexec.bat. Hope this helps __________________ Don't let greediness blur your vision \| You gotta let some shit slide icq - 441-456-888

01-25-2002, 04:57 PM	#13
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	my autoexec.bat is completely BLANK .... does that sound kinda fishy ?? __________________

01-25-2002, 04:59 PM	#14
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	nope

01-25-2002, 05:04 PM	#15
Chris R Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 1,151	Do you use Math Type?

01-25-2002, 05:05 PM	#16
Chris R Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 1,151	Forget that Last edited by Chris R; 01-25-2002 at 05:09 PM..

01-25-2002, 05:09 PM	#17
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	Math type ??? I don't think so .... because I have no idea what it is ... LOL I AM GETTING SO FUCKING PISSED OFF !!! I HAVE TRIED EVERY STEP-BY-STEP thing in every website I could find about macro virii .... and it's still FUCKED !!! I am not getting that error anymore .... now it just closes 3 seconds after it opens .... and if it means anything ... it is creating a new file on the desktop (or wherever the particular .doc file resides, replacing the first 2 letters in the filename with "~$" THIS IS BULLSHIT !!! __________________

01-25-2002, 05:13 PM	#18
ldinternet Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 8,245	...and it's not like you can complain to Microsoft about your faulty warez OS

01-25-2002, 05:17 PM	#19
Chris R Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 1,151	Sorry man, I know this stuff can be a pain. I posted the same link that DR did with out realizing it. Believe it or not I have a friend that does call Microsoft Tech support and has found help there. If you tried everything in that tech article - I am at a loss. Usually I end up formating c (seriously) (after using a boot disk to check for boot viruses - reinstalling windows and office. sometime that is the only cure, but it sounds like you have done most of that already. Did you reinstall 2000 from scratch? I am not as familiar with 2000 as I am with 9X, but you pretty much need to get rid of windows and start over - otherwise it might pick up some of your old configuration files. WIth 9X it seems like every six months to a year or so - this would be necessary. I know that isn't much help, but good luck anyway.