Hi Loochery,

I suspect either your operating system or Word itself has become corrupt. At least part of that seems to have something to do with file associations, though that shouldn't affect people you send files to. And, with so many email clients (Lavabit, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Mail, etc), it wouldn't be at all surprising if there are some conflicts there too.

Have you tried repairing your Word installation (eg Help|Detect & Repair)? For other possible solutions at the Word end, see:
http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/ind...owtopic=197827
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541

If all else fails, you might need to re-format your HDD and start over. As for:
If it was a legitimate installation, a call to MS might get you a replacement CD.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]