Attempt to open template results in insufficient memory/disk space error message

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Tom - 07 Dec 2006 17:31 GMT

I have created a Word template (.dot), and when I double-click it to
open a copy, I receive the following message:

"There is insufficient memory or disk space. Close extra windows and
save your work."

Is there anything I may be doing wrong?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 07 Dec 2006 17:46 GMT

What happens if you select New from the File menu and then select your
template as the basis for the document that is to be created?

Is there any vba code (macros) in your template?

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>I have created a Word template (.dot), and when I double-click it to
> open a copy, I receive the following message:
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> Is there anything I may be doing wrong?

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Tom - 08 Dec 2006 02:07 GMT

Yes, I still get the same message when I open the template by selecting
New from the File menu and opening the template.

I am starting to think that I'm creating the templates wrong. I might
have just saved a Word doc as a template, rather than opening a
template and choosing Save As.

I also usually save the templates to my desktop and continually work on
them. To open the template, I right-click and select Open, and it
always works. But when I double-click the file, it doesn't work.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 08 Dec 2006 08:24 GMT

Double clicking on a template amounts to the same as using File>New to
create a new document from the template. If that gives and error, it would
seem to indicate that there is someproblem with the code in an AutoNew()
macro in the template

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> Yes, I still get the same message when I open the template by selecting
> New from the File menu and opening the template.
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> them. To open the template, I right-click and select Open, and it
> always works. But when I double-click the file, it doesn't work.

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