Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB. I'm having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I double-click the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows by about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you have tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB. I'm
having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I double-click the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows by
about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't
rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

I was assuming the 'Support Template' is opening WinWord with an /a so that
it doesn't use the normal.dot?

I don't have Fast Saves or versions enabled. There are no add-ins or macros
connected to anything. There doesn't appear to be a virus on the system.
And yet the normal template gets a little bigger everytime I shut down Word
even if I haven't made any changes to the document I've just opened.

I'm at a loss as to what is happening; I've downloaded and installed SP2,
but no difference.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you have tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB. I'm
having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I double-click the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows by
about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't
rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

If Word is opened, you can't delete or rename normal.dot. The support
template does not use /a switch to my knowledge. I don't see how it could do
that.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" wrote in message
...
I was assuming the 'Support Template' is opening WinWord with an /a so that
it doesn't use the normal.dot?

I don't have Fast Saves or versions enabled. There are no add-ins or
macros
connected to anything. There doesn't appear to be a virus on the system.
And yet the normal template gets a little bigger everytime I shut down
Word
even if I haven't made any changes to the document I've just opened.

I'm at a loss as to what is happening; I've downloaded and installed SP2,
but no difference.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you have
tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB. I'm
having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I double-click
the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows by
about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't
rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

I still have the problem of normal.dot growing. After I have deleted
normal.dot, Word creates a new one about 88KB size. I then close Word and
open an existing Word document and, without saving the file, I close Word
again. I watch normal.dot grow to 147KB. I do the same and it grows to
206KB. In normal use, the normal.dot file can quickly grow to many MB and
Word slows right down. Does this not happen to other people?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

If Word is opened, you can't delete or rename normal.dot. The support
template does not use /a switch to my knowledge. I don't see how it could do
that.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" wrote in message
...
I was assuming the 'Support Template' is opening WinWord with an /a so that
it doesn't use the normal.dot?

I don't have Fast Saves or versions enabled. There are no add-ins or
macros
connected to anything. There doesn't appear to be a virus on the system.
And yet the normal template gets a little bigger everytime I shut down
Word
even if I haven't made any changes to the document I've just opened.

I'm at a loss as to what is happening; I've downloaded and installed SP2,
but no difference.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you have
tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB. I'm
having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I double-click
the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows by
about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't
rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

It does not happen to other people to my knowledge unless they have fast
saves or versions enabled.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" wrote in message
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I still have the problem of normal.dot growing. After I have deleted
normal.dot, Word creates a new one about 88KB size. I then close Word and
open an existing Word document and, without saving the file, I close Word
again. I watch normal.dot grow to 147KB. I do the same and it grows to
206KB. In normal use, the normal.dot file can quickly grow to many MB and
Word slows right down. Does this not happen to other people?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

If Word is opened, you can't delete or rename normal.dot. The support
template does not use /a switch to my knowledge. I don't see how it could
do
that.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" wrote in message
...
I was assuming the 'Support Template' is opening WinWord with an /a so
that
it doesn't use the normal.dot?

I don't have Fast Saves or versions enabled. There are no add-ins or
macros
connected to anything. There doesn't appear to be a virus on the
system.
And yet the normal template gets a little bigger everytime I shut down
Word
even if I haven't made any changes to the document I've just opened.

I'm at a loss as to what is happening; I've downloaded and installed
SP2,
but no difference.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you have
tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB.
I'm
having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I
double-click
the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file grows
by
about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it can't
rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?

Do you have tools options save prompt to save normal.dot checked? If
not do so- and leave it like that. Word then cannot save changes to
normal.dot without your permission. If then something is causing the prompt
each time you close, you need to establish what that is. Start with
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then reopen Word and
close it. Agree to the prompt. If Word prompts next time it is opened and
closed, then something is conflicting with it - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Bish Bosh wrote:
I still have the problem of normal.dot growing. After I have deleted
normal.dot, Word creates a new one about 88KB size. I then close
Word and open an existing Word document and, without saving the file,
I close Word again. I watch normal.dot grow to 147KB. I do the same
and it grows to 206KB. In normal use, the normal.dot file can
quickly grow to many MB and Word slows right down. Does this not
happen to other people?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

If Word is opened, you can't delete or rename normal.dot. The support
template does not use /a switch to my knowledge. I don't see how it
could do that.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" wrote in message
...
I was assuming the 'Support Template' is opening WinWord with an /a
so that it doesn't use the normal.dot?

I don't have Fast Saves or versions enabled. There are no add-ins
or macros
connected to anything. There doesn't appear to be a virus on the
system. And yet the normal template gets a little bigger everytime
I shut down Word
even if I haven't made any changes to the document I've just opened.

I'm at a loss as to what is happening; I've downloaded and
installed SP2, but no difference.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

You can't rename normal.dot when Word is open (or Outlook if you
have tied
it to Word).

Do you have "Fast Saves" or versions enabled?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version
of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Bish Bosh" Bish wrote in message
...
Word 2003 keeps slowing up as the normal.dot grows to several MB.
I'm having
to delete it regularly to keep Word moving. Even when I
double-click the
normal template and immediately close without saving the file
grows by about
80kB.

I've used the support template (/a), but, strangely enough, it
can't rename
normal.dot because "permission denied".

Any idea?