Symptoms
A 2007 Microsoft Office program may stop responding when you try to complete specific tasks. For example, the program may stop responding when you try to complete one of the following tasks:
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Print a document
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Preview the page breaks in a document
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Calculate page breaks inside Normal view
Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to start an Office program:
Word failed to start correctly last time.
Cause
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
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You are running the 2007 Office program on a Windows Vista-based computer.
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A printer device from Dell Inc. is configured as the default printer on the computer, and the printer driver is out of date.
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You perform a task that causes the 2007 Office program to poll the printer driver.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, contact Dell Inc., or visit the following Dell Web site to obtain a new printer driver for Windows Vista:
http://support.dell.comMicrosoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
For information about your hardware manufacturer, visit the following Web site:
Workaround
To work around this problem, use one of the following two methods:
Change the default printer
If more than one printer is connected to your computer, change the default printer to a printer that does not cause this problem. To do this, follow these steps:
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Click Start
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Right-click the printer that you want to use, and then click Set as Default Printer. A check mark on the printer icon indicates that the printer is the default printer.
Uninstall the out-of-date printer drivers
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Click Start
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Right-click the printer that you want to remove, and then click Delete. If you cannot delete the printer, right-click it again, click Run as administrator, and then click Delete.
Note You cannot remove a printer if items are in the print queue. If items are in the print queue, cancel all print jobs, and then try to remove the printer again.
More Information
For more information about Windows Vista drivers that are available for your Dell printer, visit the following Dell Web site:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&docid=314972&l=en&s=genThe third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.
