The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it

You need to do this with Word closed. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm.


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"Barrie" wrote in message
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The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it

Delete its lock file then you can delete it.
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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Barrie wrote:
The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it

If you can rename Normal.dot to Normal.old or something like that, go ahead
and do so, then restart your computer. A new Normal.dot will be created.

"Barrie" wrote:

The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it

The article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm includes a
detailed description on how to rename the Normal template and have
Word create a new one for you.

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Stefan Blom


"Barrie" wroten in message
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The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to
a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it