Microsoft KB Archive/319157

= HOW TO: Delete the Word Options Registry Key for Word 2002 =

PSS ID Number: 319157

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2002

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This article was previously published under Q319157



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 * SUMMARY
 * ** Delete the Word Options Registry Key



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to delete the Word Options key from the Windows Registry, to prevent the key from loading when you start Microsoft Word.

The Options registry key stores those options that you can set from Word, either by changing menu options, or by running the RegOptions macro. These are the editable options.

The settings are divided into two groups: default settings and optional settings. Default settings are established during Setup. You can change the default settings by modifying the options in Word. Optional settings are not created during Setup. To add the optional settings, you must run the RegOptions macro.

For additional information about the RegOptions macro, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

318796 HOW TO: Change Word Options in the Windows Registry for Word 2002

IMPORTANT: Do not use this procedure until you read and finish the steps in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

319299 HOW TO: Use the Troubleshoot Utility for Problems That Occur When You Start or Use Word 2002

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Delete the Word Options Registry Key
To delete the Options key, follow these steps:  Quit all Office programs. Click Start, point to Programs (in Microsoft Windows XP, point to All Programs), point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Word 2002 Support Template. In the Word 2002 Support Template, click Troubleshoot Utility. In the Microsoft Word Troubleshooting Utility dialog box, click Options Registry Key in the Select an Item list, and then click Delete. Click OK when you receive the following message:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options

Backup file for this registry key is present at:

C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\wdoptn10.0

Registry key has been deleted.

 Start Word the way that you normally do.

NOTE: Do not use the shortcut under Microsoft Office Tools (click Start and point to Programs).</ol>

If Word starts correctly and works correctly, you have resolved the problem. The problem was a damaged Options key. You may have to change a few settings to restore your favorite options in Word.

If the problem is not resolved, quit Word and then add the Options key information back to the Windows registry. To do this, follow these steps: <ol> Quit all Office programs.</li> Click Start, point to Programs (in Windows XP, point to All Programs), point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Word 2002 Support Template.</li> In the Word 2002 Support Template, click the Troubleshoot Utility button, which is located in the table.</li> In the Microsoft Word Troubleshooting Utility dialog box, click Options Registry Key in the Select an Item list, and then click Restore.</li> Click Yes when you receive the following message:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Word\Options

This key is present in the registry.

Overwrite it?

</li> Click OK when you receive the following message:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options

Registry key restoration successful.

</li> Click Close to close the Microsoft Word Troubleshooting Utility dialog box.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Word.</li></ol>

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Keywords: kbhowto kbHOWTOmaster KB319157

Technology: kbWord2002 kbWord2002Search kbWordSearch

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