subject: Dealing With winword Caused An Invalid Page Fault .. Error In Ms Word [print this page] Normal.dot file is the default or global template of MS Word, which retains or stores the default settings of the MS Word documents like font, font size, etc. However, like any other file, this file is also vulnerable to corruption. It may get corrupt due to changes or modifications in the program. As a result, you may receive an error message at the startup of MS Word.. To resolve this, renaming of the normal.dot file is required. But, after renaming the file, it is possible that some of the documents based on normal.dot template may get corrupt. If the documents get corrupt, the data stored in them may no more be accessible to you. To get your data back, you can use a backup file, if available. But, in case the backup is not available, then you need to repair word file using a third-party file repair application.
Let us take a practical scenario You made an attempt to start MS Word, and suddenly and an error message occurs that states:
Winword caused an Invalid Page Fault in module winword.exe.
Cause:
This error message may occur of the normal.dot file is corrupted or damaged.
Resolution:
Consider the following steps to resolve the issue:
In the Start menu, click 'Search' and point to 'Files and Folders'.
Type Normal.dot in the named box.
Then, Click Find Now.
After the completion of the process, rename the Normal.dot file to Normal.old and press 'Enter'.
In most cases, these steps may help you resolve the issue. However, some of the documents that were based on normal.dot file template may not open or may display gibberish characters. This might happen due to corruption of Word document(s). In such situations, you need to repair word file using a powerful word repair software. By employing high-end scanning algorithms, these utilities scan and repair the Word document with ease. These applications allow safe restoration of the repaired Word document at default or any user-specified location and does not modify or change the original settings or contents of the document.
