Thanks for the links. I know where the problem is now, but I have no idea how to fix it. In the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0 There is a folder/name-space called "Word" with 4 sub-folders. If I delete the 'Word' registry entries in one or both places the problem disappears the first time through but once I close Word and open up it again the problem is back. I am now focusing on a binary value in WORD>OPTIONS>Firstrun.

I appreciate you taking the time to help me out and giving me new troubleshooting starting points.

Thank
-JG