Nick
Fri Dec 21 15:16:00 PST 2007
The problem has disappeared. I don't why it happened or why it went away.
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NC
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
> That doesn't sound like the exact wording of the error message. More often
> than not, having the exact wording can help folks pinpoint the problem a lot
> more quickly. From your wording, I can't tell if the error you're seeing is
> from Word itself or from Windows.
>
> When the error occurs:
>
> a. What kind of file are you trying to open? .doc? .rtf? Something else?
>
> b. What is the exact error message you're seeing?
>
> c. Does Open and Repair work?
>
> Off hand... when a file that used to open fine suddenly stops opening, my
> first suspicions are disk corruption and viruses. When certain files stop
> working, that's often the early sign that a hard disk is about to fail (as
> are changes in the way the disk sounds).
>
> Fearing the worst, I would try to copy as many un-backed up files as
> possible to a backup drive before proceeding.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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> "Nick" <Nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC457498-BE90-4A7C-BF07-B7BF41C87A79@microsoft.com...
> > Running Word 2003 ver. 11.8169.8172. SP3. When I try to open documents
> > sometimes a window opens and it says Windows default file conversion
> > didn't
> > work.
> >
> > What's this all about? I have been opening these files with Word for
> > years.
> >
> > What should do?
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> > NC
>
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