MsWord 2007 freezes / Error message on exit

1. Open up Regedit. (Go to Start and type "regedit" in the search field and press enter.)

2. In Regedit navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER  >>  Software  >>  Microsoft  >>  Office  >>  12.0  >>  Word  >>  Data

3. Right mouse click on the "Data" folder and delete it.

4. Open up Word, close it, problem solved.

Note:

Even uninstalling and reinstalling Msword will not fix this issue