Comments on: Cannot select text with mouse in Microsoft Word, fix. http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris Thomas http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-2133 Chris Thomas Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:08:35 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-2133 <p>For me there was no HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft Office\12.0\Word\Data path.. mine was HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\ and there was a \word but it did not have any \data so....</p> <p>I deleted everything in the 12.0\ section and now it works like a charm. Thanks a ton for the info.. figured I would post this for anyone who has microsoft office, not just word.</p> For me there was no HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft Office\12.0\Word\Data path.. mine was HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\ and there was a \word but it did not have any \data so….

I deleted everything in the 12.0\ section and now it works like a charm. Thanks a ton for the info.. figured I would post this for anyone who has microsoft office, not just word.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-2056 Chris Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:31:13 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-2056 <p>Brilliant! I don't know squat about registries and I was able to do this. AND it fixed several problems I was having with Word 2007. Thanks, Ben. If I were to make one suggestion, it would be to add screen shots to this article to give novices like myself more confidence that we can do this. If you are unable to do that, then I hope this comment will give someone with no familiarity with editing a registry the confidence that they can do it. (I don't know about previous versions of Windows, but for Vista, regedit was a very visual tool - not like you are getting dumped to a DOS prompt or anything scary like that.)</p> Brilliant! I don’t know squat about registries and I was able to do this. AND it fixed several problems I was having with Word 2007. Thanks, Ben. If I were to make one suggestion, it would be to add screen shots to this article to give novices like myself more confidence that we can do this. If you are unable to do that, then I hope this comment will give someone with no familiarity with editing a registry the confidence that they can do it. (I don’t know about previous versions of Windows, but for Vista, regedit was a very visual tool - not like you are getting dumped to a DOS prompt or anything scary like that.)

]]> By: FGy8 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1725 FGy8 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1725 <p>I have the same problem in both word 2002 and 2007 under XP. The fix works with bit -- for a half an hour or so. Then the problem returns with both. (Actually I reinstalled the old word because I couldn' permanently fix word 2007).</p> <p>Any suggestion? I would be really grateful</p> I have the same problem in both word 2002 and 2007 under XP. The fix works with bit — for a half an hour or so. Then the problem returns with both. (Actually I reinstalled the old word because I couldn’ permanently fix word 2007).

Any suggestion? I would be really grateful

]]> By: Chris http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1723 Chris Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:22:36 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1723 <p>Thank you. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I ran the Office Diagnostics tool, and it seemed to fix the problem. Then it happened again today -- no luck with the Diagnostics, no luck with repairing Office... but your solution worked! (Lesson... always start with Google.)</p> Thank you. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I ran the Office Diagnostics tool, and it seemed to fix the problem. Then it happened again today — no luck with the Diagnostics, no luck with repairing Office… but your solution worked! (Lesson… always start with Google.)

]]> By: mat http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1488 mat Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:46:29 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1488 <p>worked a treat - :-)</p> worked a treat - :-)

]]> By: gareth http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1480 gareth Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:30:05 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1480 <p>thank goodness for this post! you're a lifesaver. worked like a charm!</p> thank goodness for this post! you’re a lifesaver. worked like a charm!

]]> By: Laurie Cameron http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1455 Laurie Cameron Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:08:30 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1455 <p>Thank you thank you! Now I can get on with my work.</p> Thank you thank you! Now I can get on with my work.

]]> By: George http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1444 George Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:12:52 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1444 <p>Worked like a charm!</p> Worked like a charm!

]]> By: matt http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1190 matt Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:20:11 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1190 <p>man thanks that totally worked for me, i really appreciate it</p> man thanks that totally worked for me, i really appreciate it

]]> By: Jeff Michaud http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1097 Jeff Michaud Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:24:30 +0000 http://blog.emson.co.uk/2008/08/cannot-select-text-with-mouse-in-microsoft-word-fix/#comment-1097 <p>This worked for me as well. I had the problem described happening to Word 2007 on Vista. Now it's fixed and I'm able to get back to work.</p> <p>Thanks</p> This worked for me as well. I had the problem described happening to Word 2007 on Vista. Now it’s fixed and I’m able to get back to work.

Thanks

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