Windows 8
Recently, opening Word 2003 has become a problem.
If I want to open the application directly, I get this error "Microsoft Office Word has stopped working".
However, if I click on a DOC file, Word opens and is usable.
I found these:
1. The problem appears if Word is opened with the task pane on. If I cancel that from Options, Word will open.
2. If Word is open (without the task pane) and I attempt to click on Shared Workspace, it will provide the same error.
3. The same behaviour is shown by Excel.
That led me to think:
1. It is a problem throughout the Office Suite, not only related to Word.
2. It might have to do with the network connection or with Word's relation with the Internet Explorer.
I repaired both Word and IE (the latter even reset, uninstalled and reinstalled), but the problem remains.
What can I do to nail it?
