Easy. Restore normal.dot from your last backup.



If that is not an option, indulge in some significant self-flagellation,
then try this ---

rename normal.dot to somethingelse.dot

start Word

open somethingelse.dot directly and see what (if anything) you can recover
from it.







"Robert McN" wrote in message
...
Dear MS Word Community,
I have been using MS Word for about 13 years (the version of Word I use is
"2002") and during that time have been gradually modifying the Normal.dot
file as I added new macros, autocorrects, and tweaks to the interface
(toolbars, etc.). Given that, my "Normal.dot" is valuable and "homey" to
me.
Unfortunately, it seems to have gotten corrupted. Word doesn't open or
close properly as it used to, moreover, recently, when I open Word, I get
the
following error message, "Microsoft Visual Basic: Run-Time error
'-2147024809
(80070057)': Cannot move focus to the control because it is invisible, not
enabled, or of a type that does not accept the focus." My question is
this, I
think I need to create a "Normal.dot" file, but I'd like to do so in a way
that retains all characteristics of my current normal.dot were it not
corrupted. Any suggestions on how to do so would be greatly appreciated.