# need help with word

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 1, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294 "2006-01-01T13:47:25Z")
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### Author: ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294/1 "2006-01-01T13:47:25Z")

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my microsf wrd just started actin up, sais its got an “error in WINWORD” and closes. any ideas why? Would uninstalling then re-installing it work?

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### Author: ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294/2 "2006-01-01T13:56:57Z")

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fuck msword.

[http://www.abisource.com/](http://www.abisource.com/)

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### Author: ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294/3 "2006-01-01T14:05:16Z")

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my mom wants word though cuz its the only thing she knows how to use.

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### Author: ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294/4 "2006-01-01T14:15:32Z")

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openoffice its jsut as good as windows office, same features. its excatly the same, but free and open source

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### Author: ![SilencingMachine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silencingmachine/32/7593_2.png) [@SilencingMachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilencingMachine)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-word/6294/5 "2006-01-01T15:00:17Z")

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> [@JEG](#):
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> Would uninstalling then re-installing it work?

i’d start with that, it could be a harddrive related error or something so i’d do a defrag asap if i were you…