On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 09:18:21 -0500, "SC Tom" wrote:



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I need help. This AM, i suddenly began getting the following nag
every time I open a .doc file. I am using MSOFFICE Word 2003.

The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is open. Click
OK, and then close open dialog boxes to continue.

I tried searching for helps, but can only find sites wanting to sell
something. Can someone tell me the steps to get rid of this
irritating problem? For that matter - just what started this?

Thanks
xxxxx

I too am using Office 2003 (Word, Excel, and Outlook) (Pro version). Happy
to say, I haven't run into that error.
Like Boris, I also did a search
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=qfbsXfSvLuSW_QaSwJf4CQ&q=offic e+word+2003+The+command+cannot+be+performed+becaus e+a+dialog+box+is+open&oq=office+word+2003+The+com mand+cannot+be+performed+because+a+dialog+box+is+o pen&gs_l=psy-ab.3...14916.23762..25947...0.0..0.233.1724.17j1j1 ....2..0....1j2..gws-wiz.....6..0i362i308i154i357j0i131j0j0i22i30..1000 1%3A0%2C154.5GgAuI6k2L4&ved=0ahUKEwi0qJ-2kKbmAhVkS98KHRLgBZ8Q4dUDCAc&uact=5

TinyURL: https://preview.tinyurl.com/qu873tf

That may have narrowed it down some, but there are still too many hits
(~24,000,000) to make looking through them viable.

Do you have all of the Office service packs and updates installed? Some of
them are compatibility updates.

Instead of uninstalling and reinstalling, do a repair installation of Word:
Open Control PanelPrograms and Features. Highlight Word 2003 (or Office
2003 if you have the suite) and click on Repair at the top of the list.
Follow the prompts. You may need the installation CD.

If that doesn't work, search for Winword.exe. Right-click on it and pick
"Run as Administrator". Do you still see the error? (That was one of the
suggestions that worked from answers.microsoft.com)

Do you have any other Office products installed? If so, do they all work OK?
Good luck :-)

Thanks

I am having 1 H of a time trying to run as administrator - my W10
seems to not follow suggestions I find on the web. I will coninue to
try/

My Excel runs just fine. No nag like Word.

xxxxx