computer help please...

[CosmicCowboy]

Yesterday I opened up "word" to type a proposal and my task bar was gone (including the "file, edit, view, etc, at the top) and my default settings had changed...All I could see was the document itself...I could type the document but couldn't do anything with it...I've done the usual...restart, etc. but it's still screwed up...

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[BacktoBasics]

I know someone who can get you a new computer

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[Trainwreck2100]

Yesterday I opened up "word" to type a proposal and my task bar was gone (including the "file, edit, view, etc, at the top) and my default settings had changed...All I could see was the document itself...I could type the document but couldn't do anything with it...I've done the usual...restart, etc. but it's still screwed up...

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

did you right click on the top of the task bar to see a drop down menu of bars available?

[CosmicCowboy]

right clicking just gives me cut, copy, past, fonts, paragraph, bullets, close...in separate windows if I click them, but nothing about task bar...

[Shelly]

I've done that with Windows' task bar. Is it just in Word?

[CosmicCowboy]

I've done that with Windows' task bar. Is it just in Word?

Yes...the other office applications still have the task bar and the rest of the stuff at the top..

[fatsack]

if you hit the Alt key... do the menu options appear again?

[Shelly]

the only thing I can think is that maybe the taskbar were dragged or something. There's 2 parallel lines that you can grab to drag the taskbar. I'm not sure how to explain it better.

[u2sarajevo]

Try deleting Normal.dot (do a search for it), close Word first of course.

It will be rebuilt next time you start Word.

I know this works for a similar issue with Excel. In Excel you delete the "normal.dot" equivalent to restore the default settings (including toolbars).

[spurfan81]

can you post a screen shot?

[CosmicCowboy]

if you hit the Alt key... do the menu options appear again?

no

[CosmicCowboy]

can you post a screen shot?

how?

[phyzik]

sounds like you might be in full screen. Try pressing Alt+V then "U" to take you out of full screen. Deleting normal.dot may do it to but you will lose any custom settings you had.

Normal.dot can be found in C:\Documents and settings\"profile"\application data\microsoft\templates

"profile" is whatever your computer login is.

also, application data is a hidden folder. You will need to click on Tools > Folder Options > click on the View Tab > select the option for show hidden files and folders.

[ORION]

Did you add Microsoft fluid to the hard drive ?

[spurfan81]

how?

open word
hit the print screen button
open the windows paint program
click "edit" then "paste"
save it
post it

[CosmicCowboy]

open word
hit the print screen button
open the windows paint program
click "edit" then "paste"
save it
post it

I don't have any buttons.

[Slomo]

"print screen" button is on your keyboard.

[spurfan81]

I don't have any buttons.

do you mean the print screen button? its on your keyboard

i dont know if you have full screen on in word. that will take everything away and leave a white screen with a cursor to type. if you move the mouse cursor all the way to the top of the screen, it should give you a menu bar with "file" "edit" etc etc. you should then be able to click "view" then "full screen" to turn it off. if it isnt that, i have no idea what the problem is

[Steve Perry]

Yesterday .



Save your recent work to floppy or CD and restore PC to Monday.

[CosmicCowboy]

OK...here is my screen...when I move my mouse to the top it just hits the border and doesn't give me a menu bar...

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/932/screencf7.png (http://imageshack.us)

[u2sarajevo]

Did you try to delete Normal.dot?

[mrsmaalox]

CC, with all the time you have invested in this so far, you could have hopped on a horse, headed into town, picked up a new machine at the ol' general store, and headed back out to the ranch, set up and been done! You earn like $700/hr right? Big savings.

[spurfan81]

i dont know why your menu bar is missing. that is strange. sorry i cant help!

[Viva Las Espuelas]

OK...here is my screen...when I move my mouse to the top it just hits the border and doesn't give me a menu bar...

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/932/screencf7.png (http://imageshack.us)
just cllck the far left button with the 3 lines that's right above "Page 1" located right above the Start button.

[CosmicCowboy]

just cllck the far left button with the 3 lines that's right above "Page 1" located right above the Start button.

Thats where I am at now...I clicked all the buttons...the screen look changed but I didn't get anything back...

[CosmicCowboy]

Did you try to delete Normal.dot?

Not yet...No offense but I was hoping to get confirmation from someone else that this was correct and wouldn't hurt anything...there are people on here that would intentionally give bad advice so that I would screw up my computer just so they could laugh about it...

[Shelly]

you're fucked!

:lol

[CubanMustGo]

Not yet...No offense but I was hoping to get confirmation from someone else that this was correct and wouldn't hurt anything...there are people on here that would intentionally give bad advice so that I would screw up my computer just so they could laugh about it...

http://www.pcdon.com/word-unstable-corrupted-normal-dot.html

[Jame Gumb]

Go to control panel create a new user then open the program.

[phyzik]

Normal.dot is OK to delete. It gets "rebuilt" the next time you launch Word.

[Steve Perry]

.there are people on here that would intentionally give bad advice so that I would screw up my computer just so they could laugh about it...

Like who?

[BacktoBasics]

Like who?I can't believe you would need to ask that.

[Slomo]

Not yet...No offense but I was hoping to get confirmation from someone else that this was correct and wouldn't hurt anything...there are people on here that would intentionally give bad advice so that I would screw up my computer just so they could laugh about it...

Normal.dot is OK to delete, but you will lose any customization you had made. If in doubt just rename it to normal.old. A new normal.dot will be created though.

[ORION]

Not yet...No offense but I was hoping to get confirmation from someone else that this was correct and wouldn't hurt anything...there are people on here that would intentionally give bad advice so that I would screw up my computer just so they could laugh about it...

:lmao

[Fragile Cocoon]

Stay away from Blake,he will only fuck things up!

[CosmicCowboy]

OK, deleted normal.dot and that didn't fix it.

[spurfan81]

well, did the program come with the computer or did you buy it? if you have a install disk, maybe you should just try reinstalling word. make sure you back up any documents you may need.

[Steve Perry]

Save your recent work to floppy or CD and restore PC to Monday.

[Lance]

Steve your wasting your time, Cosmic doesn't take advise from the middle class.

[phyzik]

OK, deleted normal.dot and that didn't fix it.

which directory did you delete it from? tell us the full path. You may have deleted it from another profile such as "all users" or didnt go into the application data folder, which is hidden.

do this, click start and then click on Search.

Select "all files and folders"

when it changes screens click on "More advanced options" and put a check next to "search hidden files and folders" then do a search for normal.dot

Any file it finds called normal.dot go ahead and delete. Word is the only program that uses that file so dont worry about it. Make sure when you delete it that Word is closed. After you delete it, relaunch Word again.

[CosmicCowboy]

which directory did you delete it from? tell us the full path. You may have deleted it from another profile such as "all users" or didnt go into the application data folder, which is hidden.

do this, click start and then click on Search.

Select "all files and folders"

when it changes screens click on "More advanced options" and put a check next to "search hidden files and folders" then do a search for normal.dot

Any file it finds called normal.dot go ahead and delete. Word is the only program that uses that file so dont worry about it. Make sure when you delete it that Word is closed. After you delete it, relaunch Word again.

I did it from advanced search and clicked all the file boxes, found it and deleted.

Restoring to a week ago finally fixed it.

Thanks, guys.

[BacktoBasics]

I did it from advanced search and clicked all the file boxes, found it and deleted.

Restoring to a week ago finally fixed it.

Thanks, guys.Too bad Amy Winehouse couldn't restore to a previous date.

[Last Comic Standing]

Too bad Amy Winehouse couldn't restore to a previous date.


They tried to make her but she said 'no, no, no'

[DarkReign]

open word
hit the print screen button
open the windows paint program
click "edit" then "paste"
save it
post it


I don't have any buttons.


Seriously? What was it you were trying to type again? How old are you?

[Steve Perry]

If only I could do a restore date from when CosmicCowboy used to like me.

[DarkReign]

If only I could do a restore date from when CosmicCowboy used to like me.

Dont stop,
Believin'

[ROFL]

Dont stop,
Believin'


:lmao

[DannyT]

Steve your wasting your time, Cosmic doesn't take advise from the middle class.

far from "middle" class yo....

[mouse]

I would just let some young collage student do my paper work so I could spend more time with my horses.....buts that's me.

Good to see your fixed up!

:wakeup