On 20/10/2005 4:38 PM, "Charles Martin" <chasm at mac.com> wrote: > I might suggest to you that both you and your wife would find this > sort of situation easier to deal with if she had a bit more > understanding/training on the basic concepts behind OS X. I'm not > talking about anything near a Computer Science degree, just a few of > the most common concepts explained in clear language. There are a > Yes. Permissions. That idea is a nightmare that IS theoretically > possible, but a big pain to actually accomplish. Don't bother. > I have all the books under the sun but she is totally uninterested and prefers the damsel in distress approach >> Would Word simply start >> with a fresh Word Settings folder? > > Why not simply delete the troublesome Word Settings folder (or put it > in the trash but not empty the trash) and force Word to create a new > one? That should solve the problem. Nope, nothing changed, spinning wheel keeps on spinning Seems hopeless.