Herb, thanks for the input, but I tried these fixes and the problem still
exists. None of the problems in the document you suggested really described
my problem since I can operate within Word just fine unitl I try to close the
document(s). As soon as any single document is closed (or even if only one
document is open) the program terminates with the message from Microsoft that
the program has encountered a problem and must close, then asks if I want to
send an error report. I have sent dozens of these reports, but have quit
doing so since it does not seem to trigger any responses or help topics on
their web site. Any other suggestions?

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

The usual cause is a corrupted normal.dot or corrupted registry entries.
Take a look here for possible troubleshooting steps:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

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"S Youzba" wrote in message
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This has been a lingering problem. Everytime I have more than one
document
open in Word 2000, if I close one document, the entire program encounters
a
problem and must shut down. This seems to have occured after I upgraded
from
ME OS to XP Pro. I have tried to reload Office completely and have
downloaded and installed all updates. Any clue of how this can be fixed
or
what is causing the problem. BTW, it does not happen in Excel, or
Powerpoint.