Microsoft KB Archive/924684

= How to force Word 2007 to always start in safe mode =

Article ID: 924684

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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 * Microsoft Office Word 2007

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to force Microsoft Office Word 2007 to always start in safe mode regardless of how a user starts Word 2007.



MORE INFORMATION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

2007 Microsoft Office programs have two safe modes that let you use a 2007 Office program that has encountered problems. The following table describes the two types of safe modes.

Forcing Word 2007 to start in safe mode can be useful when you want to troubleshoot security-related issues. To force Word 2007 to start in safe mode, update the registry. To do this, follow these steps:   Copy the following text into Notepad, and then save the file as EnableSafeMode.reg. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Resiliency] &quot;ForceSafeMode&quot;=dword:00000001  Double-click EnableSafeMode.reg. The file contents merge into the registry. Restart the computer.

