I recently got Office 2000, so I installed it and
everytime I open a document, start a new one, or just open
it and do nothing Word, Excel, Frontpage - everything
Office related gets the same error "Word has encountered a
problem and needs to close".  It has already cost me a
grade in several classes because I can't turn anything in
typed!  I tried uninstalling/reinstalling ..
uninstalling/Installing Office 97 (same message) .. The
next step is reinstalling windows - which by the way I am
going to change to Windows 2000 - XP just sux.  Sorry
Microsoft your programers need to try using their own
software and make sure it works before (emphasis on
before) you release it to the public.  I never had a
single problem with comptuers (besides the blue screen of
death) that I couldn't fix except this.  Oh in case you
are wondering, I didn't register either of the Office
versions (97 or 2000).  I also didn't download any
patches.  Everyone says that the patches will fix the
problems, but I am just sick of Microsoft's products not
working.  If anyone in the gaming industry ever treated
their customers like this they would be bankrupt before
the game ever came out.  This is just pathetic.