Use your Microsoft Office 2003 installation and do a repair of the office
suite and apply the latest Service Pack, patches and updates.
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Andre
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"Alastair" <> wrote in message
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> New Vista Biz PC. MS Office 2003 install seemed OK then ran transfer
> files
> and settings from old XP Pro PC.
>
> (apparently) Since then Word give an alert box at launch "Compile error in
> hidden module: AutoExec" [Help] = "A protected module can't be displayed
> ....." when run and when closed. Excel similar but AutoExecNew (run) and
> DistMon (close).
>
> Any suggestions?
>