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Apr 4, 2011

Fix: Inserting bullet/number list makes Word/Outlook 2003 Crash

Solution1:
1. Run regedit.
2. Drill down the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Office
11.0
Word

3. Right click on List Gallery Presets
4. Click Export if you want to be on the safe side (then just save it onto your desktop)
5. Go back to the Registry Editor and right click on List Gallery Presets
6. Click Delete
 
Solution2:
1. Run regedit.

2. Drill down the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Office
11.0
Word

3. Right click on Data
4. Click Export if you want to be on the safe side (then just save it onto your desktop)
5. Go back to the Registry Editor and right click on Data
6. Click Delete

Note: the 11.0 key can be different in other versions of office (i.e. 12.0 for 2007, 14.0 for 2010).

Nov 5, 2010

Tool: How to Remove Office 2003/2007/2010 If It's Impossible Using Control Panel's Add/Remove Applet

In cases where Microsoft Office suite is missing from the Add/Remove Application list, or it is impossible to remove it using the normal uninstalling method. You now have an easy way to remove Office using "Fix It" tools from Microsoft: Link

To Uninstall Office 2003: Download Tool

To Uninstall Office 2007: Download Tool

To Uninstall Office 2010: Download Tool

Nov 1, 2010

Fix: Outlook Hang & Crash

Microsoft Outlook could get crash from lots of reasons.
in most cases the problem can be resolved easily by following these steps:

1. Try reseting the data-settings files:
go to the "application data" folder in the user's profile
In Windows XP: 
C:\Documents and Settings\%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook 
In Windows Vista/7: 
C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook

rename the extensions of these files to *.old:
outcmd.dat
outlook.srs
outlook.xml
another file called OutlPrnt. is related to printing problems in outlook. you can try rename it to
.old also in cases where Outlook crash after trying to print an item (email, tasks etc.).
Try running Outlook and see if it is fixed. if no- proceed to step 2.

2. Try running ScanPst.exe to fix data errors in Oulook Personal Folders.
ScanPst.exe is a tool provided inside Microsoft Office folder. it is used to scan and fix
data errors inside Outlook data files.


You can find it here:
Office 2003: c:\program files\common files\system\msmapi\1033\
Office 2007/2010: c:\program files\microsoft office\14.0\
after running the tool, browse and select the pst file to scan and run a repair.
afterwards- try running Outlook again.

if it doesn't help try step 3,4,5.

3. Create a new Outlook Profile
4. Try repairing Office's installation.
5. Try uninstalling & re-installing Microsoft Office.