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XP and MS Word compatability problem

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by klypcwc

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On XP Home edition PC I get "complile error on hidden file:MAIN" with MS Word 2002 when program is loaded, file is saved, or program is closed. Processings continues after I click OK, but I can't use "save as" on a file. Any ideas how to solve without reloading everything?

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by dklippert

The "Main" refered to is probably a VBA Module being called by a macro.

Delete all ~*.* files. Word drops shards wherever it edits a doc and these can sometimes cause problems. The temp files start with a tilde ?~?.
Search for and rename or delete any Normal.Dot files. There should be only one. Word will generate a new one when it restarts.
Look in the Startup folder for any unwanted templates and rename or delte them.
Check out the File Locations in Tools>Options.

I wouldn?t rule outa virus.

by klypcwc

Searching for above didn't find any files or the Normal.Dot. The Startup folder only had a reminder to register a scanner software. Norton Virus scan of entire hard drive found no virus.

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