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Old 09-21-2015, 12:07 PM
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Whever I open a Word document I get a message saying the Normal file already exists, do I want to replace it. What causes this?
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When you open a document? One particular document, or any document?
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It sounds like you have an orphaned lock file for the normal template - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm
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