Microsoft KB Archive/58891

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Word Cannot Open the Existing NORMAL.DOT

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Q58891

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows you may receive the error message:

Word cannot open the existing NORMAL.DOT.

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Cannot open existing NORMAL.DOT.

MORE INFORMATION
The following are possible causes for this problem:


 * There is not enough available memory to open the NORMAL.DOT file.

Close all applications you are not currently using. Remove any memory-resident programs loaded.
 * The file NORMAL.DOT may be corrupted. Try renaming NORMAL.DOT and reloading Word for Windows.
 * NORMAL.DOT has been saved as a document file and is no longer a template.
 * NORMAL.DOT is located on a network file server.

NOTE: Word must be closed when renaming.

For For additional information about using NORMAL.DOT on a network server, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q115717 21st User Cannot Open Shared, Read-Only File on Novell 3.11" Additional query words: 1.x 2.0 winword2 word6 winword 6.0

Keywords : kbtemplate

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