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Word 2007 started exhibiting random odd behavior. When I tried to close a document, the interface got cloudy, and I got the notification "Word is not responding", with that spinning circle..
or sometimes, it did this
and I'm wondering if this may be a key to what is responsible.
I'm not trying to print. I don't use my printer. Occasionally, I use the "Print to PDF", to save a file, bu that's it.
I was going to uninstall/reinstall, but I did a repair instead. I'm waiting to see if the symptoms return.
In the meantime, I want to backup the Word settings. A search said they were contained in Normal.dotm, however, I just made a few Word settings changes, but the modified date of Normal.dotm is still from May of last year.
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The repair utility in Office 2007 is feeble, so an uninstall and reinstall may be necessary to fix the issue. If so, be sure to have your original installation medium (probably a DVD) and product key, you will need both to reinstall.
Before you repair from the installation disc and/or reinstall, check which printer is set as the Windows default. Especially older versions of Word may crash if they cannot see the printer. For example, you can set the Microsoft Print to PDF virtual driver as the default (this driver is installed by default in newer Windows versions).
I did the repair, and set the printer to Microsoft Print to PDF. It was ok for a while,, but then started acting up again.
Somehow, it had reverted back to this.
Before I attempt an uninstall, should I first remove this, to see if that takes care of things?
Did I mistakenly place my response in the 'Answer" category? Please read my comment and advise me what to do.
I disabled the device within the Devise Manager, but i still get this when trying to close a document. Can I safely uninstall the device
Also, I appreciate the info from Charles Kenyon about backing up., but isn't there a simple way to just backup all my settings.
All this **"**For backup, see https://www.addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm#PageStart and https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/13675-word-2007-later-key-data-file-locations.html
is far too complicated for me.
The green check on the HP printer indicates that it is set as the Windows default. When you change the active printer in Word, your selection is retained for the Word session but reverts to the Windows default when you shut down. Make sure you have disabled the setting to "Let Windows manage my default printer." Set it to Microsoft Print to PDF and set that to the default.
Thanks so much. You are the first person to mention that. I wish we had spoken a few weeks ago.
I actually surrendered to the situation and unplugged the printer.
I wonder if you can tell me how this happened on the first place? I had my PSU replaced recently, and this printer issue was among several other odd symptoms that occurred right after that.