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    Computer problem -- any ideas, anyone?

    Hi all. Normally i'd just take this to tech support, but I'm halfway around th world from tech support so I thought I'd' ask the many gurus here.

    I work on a Dell laptop, running on Windows 98. Today, out of nowhere, it refuses to load Word 2000, which yesterday was working just fine. What happens is, it starts to load -- I get the box with the logo in it -- and then it just stops there, hourglassing forever. this only happens with Word. Scandisk rveals nothing; ditto Norton antivirus. The system was defragged just a few days ago. I haven't added or deleted any software lately.

    Any idea what this is and, moreover, how I might fix it? TIA.
    "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin
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    My advice is to get one of these, stat.
    "mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
    Drake Tungsten
    "get contacts, get a haircut, get better clothes, and lose some weight"
    Albert Speer

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    • #3
      Apart from reinstall Word, no, can't think of anything.

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      • #4
        Rufus,

        Maybe you can fix the problem with the Office 2000 CD.

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        • #5
          don't taunt me, mono; I was a confirmed Mac user before my move to Turkey, and only switched becaue my entire institution is pc-based.
          "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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          • #6
            Rufus,

            Looks like something that will go away in a few days.
            (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
            (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
            (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Urban Ranger
              Rufus,

              Looks like something that will go away in a few days.


              Why is that, is this something that happens that time of the month orso?
              Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
              Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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              • #8
                "don't taunt me, mono; I was a confirmed Mac user before my move to Turkey, and only switched becaue my entire institution is pc-based."
                I feel quite a bit of sympathy for you!
                Incorporating my Mac into my college's pc-based network was proving to be a bit of a pain for me too... The new operating system upgrade, 'jaguar', made it TREMENDOUSLY more useful.
                Again, sorry to taunt you...

                *mono wishes they would go ahead and release the next chip upgrade... and the latest radeon graphics card is coming to mac very soon too!*
                "mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
                Drake Tungsten
                "get contacts, get a haircut, get better clothes, and lose some weight"
                Albert Speer

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by alva


                  Why is that, is this something that happens that time of the month orso?
                  Computers are not supposed to do this kind of things, but Windows does. Ask che, he was a victim.
                  (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                  (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                  (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                  • #10
                    Rufus: Try doing a system restore.
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                    • #11
                      System restore on win98?
                      (quite awhile since I worked with it, but I don't think that's an option.
                      Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
                      Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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                      • #12
                        Yes, System Restore is in W98, but only if Rufus has been doing the backups.
                        (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                        (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                        (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                        • #13
                          No, it isn't included with 98 in the same way it is with xp.
                          I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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                          • #14
                            Is too, a flunkie friend of mine has been using it.
                            (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                            (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                            (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                            • #15
                              Hmm, havta check that. We still have a 98 box around somewhere...
                              I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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