>>What is the cure if
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>>oWord = CREATEOBJECT('word.application')
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>>fails to create a Word object, even though Word is installed on the machine? Are there registry settings that can be tweaked?
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>Have you tried to uninstalling it and re-installing? Also, what was the version of Word installed?

This is on a customer machine, via our help desk. I already suggested the uninstall/reinstall, but of course they aren't thrilled with that idea. I asked the same question about the version and have not gotten an answer yet. Was hoping somebody would have a good idea on a registry hack.