(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:10 pm
Post subject: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>application>errors (more info?)
I have Word 2007 on a Vista machine.
I have a problem with Word 2007. For some reason the cursor starting
blinking (not the insertion point which always blinks).
The blinking cursor shows either the I-beam alternating with the CPU busy
icon (a small spinning torus) or the cursor arrow alternating with the CPU
busy icon ... depending upon whether the cursor is within the margins of the
text, outside of the margins or in the menu area. It cycles about once a
second, and it's cycle doesn't match the insertion point blink cycle.
No other application presents this problem.
The blinking cursor is present whether I open an existing document or just
start Word with a new, blank, document.
Microsoft KB941085 lists a couple of reasons for a blinking cursor, none of
which applies to my situation.
I tried renaming normal.dotm ... same results.
It is really annoying and distracting. Does anyone have any suggestions I
might try?
Larry
P.S., rebooting, virus scans, SpyBot S&D scans, Ad-Aware scans, etc., did
not help. Re-ran install setup and attempted repair, uninstalled and
reinstalled ... still no joy in Mudville.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:10 am
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
What happens when you start in Safe Mode. From Start, Run, type in
winword /a
and press enter. Has the cursor problem stopped?
--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
"Larry B." <LarryB.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C85DB303-7C70-41A6-A99C-8021F57F59AB@microsoft.com...
>I have Word 2007 on a Vista machine.
>
> I have a problem with Word 2007. For some reason the cursor starting
> blinking (not the insertion point which always blinks).
>
> The blinking cursor shows either the I-beam alternating with the CPU busy
> icon (a small spinning torus) or the cursor arrow alternating with the CPU
> busy icon ... depending upon whether the cursor is within the margins of
> the
> text, outside of the margins or in the menu area. It cycles about once a
> second, and it's cycle doesn't match the insertion point blink cycle.
>
> No other application presents this problem.
>
> The blinking cursor is present whether I open an existing document or just
> start Word with a new, blank, document.
>
> Microsoft KB941085 lists a couple of reasons for a blinking cursor, none
> of
> which applies to my situation.
>
> I tried renaming normal.dotm ... same results.
>
> It is really annoying and distracting. Does anyone have any suggestions I
> might try?
>
> Larry
>
> P.S., rebooting, virus scans, SpyBot S&D scans, Ad-Aware scans, etc., did
> not help. Re-ran install setup and attempted repair, uninstalled and
> reinstalled ... still no joy in Mudville.
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The cursor problem does indeed stop. Works like it should.
Tried winword /a in normal mode, and the problem reappears.
Shoulds like you got a hint of what might be wrong ... I hope, I hope, I hope
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> What happens when you start in Safe Mode. From Start, Run, type in
>
> winword /a
>
> and press enter. Has the cursor problem stopped?
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
>
> "Larry B." <LarryB.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C85DB303-7C70-41A6-A99C-8021F57F59AB@microsoft.com...
> >I have Word 2007 on a Vista machine.
> >
> > I have a problem with Word 2007. For some reason the cursor starting
> > blinking (not the insertion point which always blinks).
> >
> > The blinking cursor shows either the I-beam alternating with the CPU busy
> > icon (a small spinning torus) or the cursor arrow alternating with the CPU
> > busy icon ... depending upon whether the cursor is within the margins of
> > the
> > text, outside of the margins or in the menu area. It cycles about once a
> > second, and it's cycle doesn't match the insertion point blink cycle.
> >
> > No other application presents this problem.
> >
> > The blinking cursor is present whether I open an existing document or just
> > start Word with a new, blank, document.
> >
> > Microsoft KB941085 lists a couple of reasons for a blinking cursor, none
> > of
> > which applies to my situation.
> >
> > I tried renaming normal.dotm ... same results.
> >
> > It is really annoying and distracting. Does anyone have any suggestions I
> > might try?
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > P.S., rebooting, virus scans, SpyBot S&D scans, Ad-Aware scans, etc., did
> > not help. Re-ran install setup and attempted repair, uninstalled and
> > reinstalled ... still no joy in Mudville.
> >
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:10 pm
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I checked and have no "Active Application Add-ins", no "Document Related
Add-ins", and no "Disabled Application Add-ins", I do have three "Inactive
Application Add-ins". They are: "Custom XML Data", "Headers, Footers, and
Watermarks", and "Hidden Text" all part of OFFRHD.DLL
I also check for .DOT files in the Office\Startup folder ... nothing there,
no .DOT files, no .DOTM files, no files at all ... folder is empty.
I Have McAffee installed and temporarily disabled the functions I thought
might impact Word, (i.e., Virus, Spyware, and Script scanning)
There is no change in the problem.
I really appreciate your help, Terrry. FYI: I am running Vista Ultimate.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:24 am
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
All I can say definitely is that there is nothing wrong with Word itself if
it runs fine in Safe Mode (this mode is its virgin install condition
bypassing all templates, macros, customisations and third party add-ins).
Other problems you haven't tried are renaming normal.dotm as normal.bad and
deleting the Word DataKey in case it is corrupt. It may also be a COM add-in
from some third party application.
See the following FAQ for some further diagnostic help and the DataKey.
"Larry B." <LarryB.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2E9E567-345F-41E3-B2E9-59A4CE38C81F@microsoft.com...
>I checked and have no "Active Application Add-ins", no "Document Related
> Add-ins", and no "Disabled Application Add-ins", I do have three
> "Inactive
> Application Add-ins". They are: "Custom XML Data", "Headers, Footers, and
> Watermarks", and "Hidden Text" all part of OFFRHD.DLL
>
> I also check for .DOT files in the Office\Startup folder ... nothing
> there,
> no .DOT files, no .DOTM files, no files at all ... folder is empty.
>
> I Have McAffee installed and temporarily disabled the functions I thought
> might impact Word, (i.e., Virus, Spyware, and Script scanning)
>
> There is no change in the problem.
>
> I really appreciate your help, Terrry. FYI: I am running Vista Ultimate.
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> Almost certainly it is a third party add-in that is affecting Word. This
>> could be anything from AntiVirus to an OCR add-in.
>>
>> See how to find add-ins
>>
>> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm >>
>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011514521033.aspx >>
>> --
>> Terry
>>
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I deleted the Word data key (after exporting it, of course), and started Word
.... still no joy in mudville.
One of the first things I did in attempted to correct the problem was
renaming the Normal.dotm (Word 07 name).
You say starting Word in Safe Mode bypasses all templates, macros,
customisations, and third party add-ins ...are there any Word
startup-switches I could use in normal mode that I could use to bypass those
things one at a time to try to isolate the problem?
Larry
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> All I can say definitely is that there is nothing wrong with Word itself if
> it runs fine in Safe Mode (this mode is its virgin install condition
> bypassing all templates, macros, customisations and third party add-ins).
>
> Other problems you haven't tried are renaming normal.dotm as normal.bad and
> deleting the Word DataKey in case it is corrupt. It may also be a COM add-in
> from some third party application.
>
> See the following FAQ for some further diagnostic help and the DataKey.
>
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProblemsStartingWord.htm >
>
> Word DataKey
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version number\Word\Data
>
> Terry
>
> "Larry B." <LarryB.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2E9E567-345F-41E3-B2E9-59A4CE38C81F@microsoft.com...
> >I checked and have no "Active Application Add-ins", no "Document Related
> > Add-ins", and no "Disabled Application Add-ins", I do have three
> > "Inactive
> > Application Add-ins". They are: "Custom XML Data", "Headers, Footers, and
> > Watermarks", and "Hidden Text" all part of OFFRHD.DLL
> >
> > I also check for .DOT files in the Office\Startup folder ... nothing
> > there,
> > no .DOT files, no .DOTM files, no files at all ... folder is empty.
> >
> > I Have McAffee installed and temporarily disabled the functions I thought
> > might impact Word, (i.e., Virus, Spyware, and Script scanning)
> >
> > There is no change in the problem.
> >
> > I really appreciate your help, Terrry. FYI: I am running Vista Ultimate.
> >
> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> >
> >> Almost certainly it is a third party add-in that is affecting Word. This
> >> could be anything from AntiVirus to an OCR add-in.
> >>
> >> See how to find add-ins
> >>
> >> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm > >>
> >> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011514521033.aspx > >>
> >> --
> >> Terry
> >>
> >
>
(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
No.
But another possible cause of this is a bad network printer. Often, deleting
all printers and installing a local printer set as the Windows Default
resolves this issue.
"Larry B." <LarryB DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3AAE3910-B9B7-46BD-A5A0-09EEB0AE6EEC@microsoft.com...
>I deleted the Word data key (after exporting it, of course), and started
>Word
> ... still no joy in mudville.
>
> One of the first things I did in attempted to correct the problem was
> renaming the Normal.dotm (Word 07 name).
>
> You say starting Word in Safe Mode bypasses all templates, macros,
> customisations, and third party add-ins ...are there any Word
> startup-switches I could use in normal mode that I could use to bypass
> those
> things one at a time to try to isolate the problem?
>
> Larry
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> All I can say definitely is that there is nothing wrong with Word itself
>> if
>> it runs fine in Safe Mode (this mode is its virgin install condition
>> bypassing all templates, macros, customisations and third party add-ins).
>>
>> Other problems you haven't tried are renaming normal.dotm as normal.bad
>> and
>> deleting the Word DataKey in case it is corrupt. It may also be a COM
>> add-in
>> from some third party application.
>>
>> See the following FAQ for some further diagnostic help and the DataKey.
>>
>> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProblemsStartingWord.htm >>
>>
>> Word DataKey
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version number\Word\Data
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> "Larry B." <LarryB DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B2E9E567-345F-41E3-B2E9-59A4CE38C81F@microsoft.com...
>> >I checked and have no "Active Application Add-ins", no "Document Related
>> > Add-ins", and no "Disabled Application Add-ins", I do have three
>> > "Inactive
>> > Application Add-ins". They are: "Custom XML Data", "Headers, Footers,
>> > and
>> > Watermarks", and "Hidden Text" all part of OFFRHD.DLL
>> >
>> > I also check for .DOT files in the Office\Startup folder ... nothing
>> > there,
>> > no .DOT files, no .DOTM files, no files at all ... folder is empty.
>> >
>> > I Have McAffee installed and temporarily disabled the functions I
>> > thought
>> > might impact Word, (i.e., Virus, Spyware, and Script scanning)
>> >
>> > There is no change in the problem.
>> >
>> > I really appreciate your help, Terrry. FYI: I am running Vista
>> > Ultimate.
>> >
>> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Almost certainly it is a third party add-in that is affecting Word.
>> >> This
>> >> could be anything from AntiVirus to an OCR add-in.
>> >>
>> >> See how to find add-ins
>> >>
>> >> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm >> >>
>> >> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011514521033.aspx >> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Terry
>> >>
>> >
>>
(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Word 07 Blinking Cursor (NOT Insertion point) [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi Terry,
I think I found out why I'm getting the blinking cursor ... I see a message
blinking on the bottom of the window (forgot what you call this area, but it
where it shows the what page you're on, the number of pages, and number of
words ) stating "Word is repaginating: documentname.docx page nn"
Where "nn" doesn't seem to change, and is not the first or last page.
This notification message keeps on blinking and is in synch with the
blinking cursor.
It's obvious to me that Word is looping trying to repaginate.
Is there a Word option that I can turn off repagination?
Where can I notifiy MS (without being charged) of this bug?
(BTW, I only have a local printer)
Larry
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> No.
>
> But another possible cause of this is a bad network printer. Often, deleting
> all printers and installing a local printer set as the Windows Default
> resolves this issue.
>
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