Today tip will help you to recover the
default setting in Microsoft Word 2002, 2003 and 2007. Normally most of
the options in Microsoft word are saved in the word data registry key.
You can edit the word data registry key to troubleshooting the default
settings problems. Word basic
troubleshooting step is to delete the Word Data registry key. The next
time that you start Word, Word rebuilds the Word Data registry key by
using the default settings.
These setting include the "Display, Proofing, Save and some Advance
features options". You can also reset all settings that you customize in
the Options dialog box.
In Word 2002 and Word 2003, you can
view these options on the Tools menu and then click Options.
In Word 2007, you can view these
options, click on Microsoft office Button and then click Word Options.
Follow the given steps to restore the Word default settings:
To edit the
data registry key,
first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.
Click Start button and type regedit in Run option
then press Enter for next. Here locate
the following registry subkey, as appropriate for the version of Word
that you are running:
In Word 2002 go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft \Office\10.0\Word\Data
In Word 2003 go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Office\11.0\Word\Data
In Word 2007 go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Office\12.0\Word\Data
Here select the Data folder and delete
the all entries from the right side panel. Now reload your computer and
run Word to verify the default settings.
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