[X4U] beaucoup problems with Office 08 on G4 running 10.4.11

[Randy B. Singer]

On Aug 25, 2010, at 12:14 PM, stephen e. schwartz wrote:

> I installed Office 08 and cannot get Word 08 to work. The app quits  
> at the least provocation, e.g. opening a Word X for mac document  
> that I had previously saved, especially if it has any graphics in  
> it. Sometimes a simple paste will make the app quit.
>
> It has a long list of fonts, but if I select times it gives me  
> American Typewriter.

Sounds like a font conflict.
Use Font Book (in your Applications folder) to both Validate Fonts  
(and repair them)
and to Resolve Duplicates.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2509
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=FontBook/2.2/en/5285.html

It is also possible that you have conflicting preferences files left  
over from an older version of Word:
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Word2008Issues.html#LaunchCrash

Here is an excellent site for troubleshooting problems with Word:
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/TroubleshootingIndex.html

See especially here:
http://word.mvps.org/mac/Diagnose.html
under "Unexpected quit on startup."

See this link for unexpected quits:
http://www.entourage.mvps.org/troubleshoot/crashes.html#crash30

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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