The only way to get rid of the "installed" templates (those that ship with
Word) is to uninstall them. If you have added user templates and saved them
in the correct folder, they will not be affected. See "OFF2000: How Office
2000 Manages Templates" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240216

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Hello,
I'm using Word 2000 on XP Home. Somehow my Templates folder has
gotten confused. There are two rows of tabs for templates. One tab
is "General." There is another tab also named "General" They contain
some, but not all, of the same templates.

I do not find most of the pre-installed templates or wizards to
be especially helpful.

How can I fix the problem of duplicate tabs and templates? And
while I'm at it, how can I get rid of the pre-installed templates and
wizards that I don't want? Also, how do I make sure that fixing the
problem won't delete the templates that I have so laboriously created
and put in there?

Awaiting your helpful responses with baited breath ...

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