Do you have Hidden and System files and folders displayed? In that case you
would see it, anyway. I can't testify to this, since I'm running Windows
2000, but many users have stated that that folder is hidden.

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"Uriel" wrote in message
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Uh, what am I missing here?

I'm running Win XP (Home). The folder identified at Tools:Options:File
Locations as being for "User templates" is NOT hidden.

Perhaps by *default*, just after installing Word, it's a hidden folder. Is
that what you mean?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Normal.dot is in a hidden folder if you're running Windows XP.

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"Uriel" wrote in message
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That's not it.

Also, normal.dot is not in a hidden folder.

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The Ruler viewing could be set in normal.dot which is the template for
new docs. Do a search for normal.dot (it is in a hidden folder so you
must set search criteria to search in hidden folders) and remove the
ruler view.