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"Resolution To resolve this problem, follow steps below. Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 or Later Step 1: Quit all applications On the Apple menu, click Force Quit. Select an application in the "Force Quit Applications" window. Note You cannot quit Finder. Click Force Quit.  4. Repeat the previous steps until all active applications. Warning When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved..  Step 2: Remove Preferences Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.  Open the Preferences folder. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Word.plist.  If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.  If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Microsoft Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.plist file to the trash.  Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu. Open the Preferences folder. Open the Microsoft folder. Locate the file that is named com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist.  Move the file to the desktop.  Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist file to the trash.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To disp

"Persistent showing of this progress bar may mean either that there are problems with the system's start-up arguments, or that your system contains errors that it is trying to recover from at start-up. There are a few things you can try in order to clear this problem, but before attempting to do so be sure your system is fully backed up. If this is happening because of an unrecoverable filesystem error, then you will need to format your drive. Try clearing PRAM PRAM stores start-up arguments that are passed to the kernel at boot. Generally these variables are blank, but if there is an error in the PRAM settings then resetting it may help. To reset the PRAM, reboot the system and immediately press the Option-Command-P-R keys after hearing the boot chimes. Hold them and let the system reset a couple of times, and then release them and allow the system to boot normally. You can also perform a similar operation by manually setting the boot arguments to be blank. To do this, run the following command in the Terminal: sudo nvram boot-args="" Check keyboards One possibility (albeit remote) is that your keyboard could be sending the system the command to boot to Safe Mode. Try starting your system up with the keyboard unplugged to see if it boots normally, and if so then consider replacing your keyboard. Verify or repair the disk Boot to an alternative boot volume and use Disk Utility or, more preferably, a dedicated filesystem repair tool like DiskWarrior to run disk verification and repair routines on the boot drive. Format the drive If none of the previous options clear the problem, then formatting the drive should be a final step to take to clear the problem. Be sure you have a full and restorable backup of your boot drive, and then both repartition and format the drive using the OS X installation disc. Boot to the disc, choose your language, and choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Then select the drive device (it will be the item above the "Macintosh HD" name-

"defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL"