How to restore the default setting for Microsoft Office Word

Filed Under (Technology tips, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows error) by Ezu on 15-09-2009

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In this article I will describe how you can restore default settings for Microsoft Office Word.

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1. Go to Start -> Run and in Run dialog box type regedit.
2. Click OK button. The Registry Editor screen should be appear.

o If you are using Word 97, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/8.0/Word key.
o If you are using Word 2000, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/9.0/Word key.
o If you are using Word 2002, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/10.0/Word key.
o If you are using Word 2003, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/11.0/Word key.
o If you are using Word 2007, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/12.0/Word key.

3. Press the Delete key. You are asked if you want to really delete they key.
4. Click on Yes button to delete the selected key.
5. Close the Registry Editor screen.
6. Restart Word.

Word has been reset to default settings.

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