I am experiencing problems when trying to close MS Word 2003 that seem connected to the file Normal.dot. Here is the sequence of events; 1) I start MS Word 2003. 2) When I then immediately try to close Word by clicking the X at upper right of the active window (without making a single keystroke). A message window appears that reads "The file Normal.dot already exists. Do you want to replace the existing file?" If I choose YES, I get a message saying the file is read only, so I choose NO. 3) I am then presented with a SAVE AS window for Normal.dot, I select the cancel option on this window. 4) I then try to close Word again (as in step 1 above) by clicking the X at upper right of the active window. A different message window appears that reads "Changes have been made that affect the global template, Normal.dot. Do you want to save these changes?" I select NO and FINALLY Word closes. What is going on? I am getting tired of going through this convoluted ritual every time I want to close Word. A Human

Do a search for all normal.dot files. Delete all instances. Life's more painless for the brainless.