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

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I recently did a defrag on my hard drive and ever since then, every time I
try to open Word, I get a error message saying that Word tried to do an
illeagal operation and would be shut down. Any tips? Thank you.