[Andrea]

A Google search indicated old posts in this newsgroup on permanently
disabling the Reading Layout option in Word 2003, but I'm unable to bring
them up through my newsreader, so I'm creating a different thread. I've gone
through the generally suggested solutions: unchecking the Allow box in the
General/Options tab, renaming normal.dot and forcing a new one to be
created, creating an AutoOpen macro in Normal.dot (Options.AllowReadingMode
= False). However, the checkbox kept returning--and also some of the other
Options settings didn't stay saved (e.g., Automatically Create Drawing
Canvas, Recently Used File
List) and Save options (number minutes, etc.). Finally, I deleted the Word
Data Settings registry key, but nothing seems to keep my Options settings
stable. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2.
Windows and Office 2003 are completely updated.