Microsoft Office Word 2003 - agreement message comes every time access word doc

[Liz from Lancs]

Since uploaded my old Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 onto my pc after installing Windows 7, every time I open a new or existing word doc, I get two messages up:

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

This comes over the top of another larger message box:

2. Microsoft End User Licence Agreement which have to click to accept.

This never happened on XP.

Can anyone advise how I can get rid of these?

Many thanks.

[DavidNewton]

Have you accepted the Microsoft End User Licence Agreement and are still getting a request to accept it?

David

[Liz from Lancs]

Hi David

Yes each time the message comes up, I click accept. Then it just comes up again each time I open a word doc along with the second message superimposed over it.

[Liz from Lancs]

David - I have just gone into START-Programmes and brought up Microsoft Office Word. Then clicked on message accepting Licence Agreement. Then brought up an existing word doc and the 2 messages are still coming up.

Grrr...

[DavidNewton]

Liz

You are not alone. The following link from Microsoft support contains a possible solution and a workaround:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884202

There is also a similar solution here

http://helpmerick.com/stop-the-microsoft-office-agreement-eula-from-popping-up-every-time-you-start-outlook-or-word-or-excel.htm

but with a different collection of steps. Ignore tha fact that this refers to Vista it will almost certainly work just as well in Windows 7.

David

[Liz from Lancs]

Thank you so much for researching that for me, David.

Will have a go...

[Liz from Lancs]

I found the second link easier to follow and...it has worked!

I am so grateful, David. Many thanks again.