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Word icon on taskbar replaced by a blank page

Irisversicolor Posted messages 4 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Irisversicolor Posted messages 4 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello, I’ve lost my Word icon on my taskbar as well as all my files, it has been replaced by a blank page. I tried the "Properties" technique for the files and it doesn’t work. Strange!!

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    brucine Posted messages 25257 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 188
     

    Hello,

    It’s that Word has been corrupted or uninstalled for some obscure reason, reinstalling it does not affect existing files.

    Or it’s blacklisted by security software, which, barring a mishandling, would be very unusual.

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  2. Irisversicolor Posted messages 4 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    How can I reinstall it (details please, I’m not an expert)? It’s a 2007 version and I have Windows 10. Thank you

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    1. Kori-Kori Posted messages 2475 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   435
       

      Good evening,

      Try to access the control panel, Programs, Uninstall a program, in the list that will open right-click on Microsoft Office, modify...

      It might offer you: "Repair"

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  3. Irisversicolor Posted messages 4 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Oh yes!, what is Blacklisted by a security software? Thank you

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    1. brucine Posted messages 25257 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 188
       
      From now on, some Office versions no longer allow repair from the Control Panel; 2007 I’m not sure about anymore; it doesn’t cost anything to try, but of course you need to have the 2007 installation CDs or a backup on disk of the files in question. Another reason I mentioned is the security software, unlikely if it’s by default Windows Defender but not ruled out if it’s third-party software, which has a rule prohibiting Word (for example) from starting; easy to check, just disable it temporarily.
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  4. Irisversicolor Posted messages 4 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    I will try that - Thank you very much

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