Ya I trashed the files and it seems to be good. thanks for the advice tim On Feb 12, 2004, at 4:19 AM, David wrote: >> > Killing word's prefs is a good idea. They are in your > library->preferences->microsoft. I've found that many of Word's > problems can > be traced back to fonts. You might want to check the health of your > fonts. > Also, once you get Word running you might want to turn off the gallery > at > open. > > david > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Mac OS X. Because making Unix user-friendly is easier than > debugging Windows. tim.molnar Digital Tao http://www.digitaltao.ca Victoria: 250.721.3224 (currently) Regina: 306.585.3666 Cell: 250.661.6426 tam at em.ca