My post on 09/18/05

I'm running Windows XP, Small Office w/Word 2002

Obviously, I need to do a clean re-install.

Question: For a clean install, should I just re-install Word, or should I
re-install the whole Office suite?

Billy

If you open Word and load a blank page, is the black bar present?..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"billybob" wrote in message
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My post on 09/18/05

I'm running Windows XP, Small Office w/Word 2002

Obviously, I need to do a clean re-install.

Question: For a clean install, should I just re-install Word, or should I
re-install the whole Office suite?

No, it's clean, Mike. I'm wondering if it may have something to do with
"textboxes", or a "drawing canvas". There is a textbox on the first page.
Any ideas?

Billy

It will be the textbox or drawing canvas that is causing the problem.. I am
a little surprised that it appears in all of your documents, and suggests
that it has been accidentally saved as part of the blank page 'template',
such that when you create a document, it automatically appears..

Copy a text file, or text off of a webpage, paste it into a blank Word page,
and see if it appears again.. you will need enough text to flow into a
second page, so just paste it twice..


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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"billybob" wrote in message
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No, it's clean, Mike. I'm wondering if it may have something to do with
"textboxes", or a "drawing canvas". There is a textbox on the first page.
Any ideas?

Okay, Mike! I'll give it a shot in the morning. I'm too sleepy to do it now.
Check it out later. Thanks, Mike!