Word document templates are the special type of objects that hold entries like macros, text styles, custom toolbars, AutoText and more. You create a Word document using any of these templates, which has access to all the features that are a part of specific template. Global template is the default template used by Microsoft Word that features all the default settings. But serious issues are observed when the templates get corrupted. In such situations, all the documents based on the damaged template can become corrupt. Thus, to cope up such situations, you require using you recent document backup or alternatively, scanning your damaged document with Word Repair tools.

As an example, when you start Microsoft Word, you might receive the below error message:

“Word could not load this add-in program or document template.”

This error is specific to Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition.

Cause

As suggested by the error message, the prime reason for the above error message to occur is add-in or document template corruption. It might also occur if the add-in program or document template is being used in incorrect or incompatible version of Word.

Solution

To fix such errors, you need to remove the problematic add-in program or document template by following these steps:

•    Start Microsoft Word 2000
•    Click the Tools menu
•    Next, click Templates and Add-ins option
•    You will see the Global templates and add-ins list box. You need to select the item to be removed and click Remove. This will delete the selected item.
•    Restart Microsoft Word 2000. It should not give any errors now.

After applying the above measures, you should check all documents for consistency. You might observe one or more of them as corrupted due to template corruption. To repair such documents, use commercial DOC Repair tools.

Word Repair software are safe applications designed to perform effective document repair. These word fix applications employ powerful scanning algorithms to analyze a damaged word document. Such DOC Repair software feature graphically rich user interface, well-documentation and advanced document recovery abilities.

Stellar Phoenix Word Recovery is the finest word repair tool to repair and restore corrupted or damaged Microsoft Word documents. The software supports Word 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000. It is a read-only file repair tool with self-descriptive interface and powerful functionalities. It can repair and restore all hyperlinks, tables, drawings, charts, images, formatting etc. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT.