Using Word 2003, I am receiving an error while trying to open larger files.
It says that I am working without a "Word work file". Most menu options are
removed and I am unable to save work and am forced to close Word. Most recent
activities include backing up my computer on a Western Digital external HD
using the sync provided on it. Other than that, I have opened a couple of
Word files from web sites that I trust.

RE: Word work file by TimS

TimS
Sat Aug 02 06:34:01 PDT 2008



"TimS" wrote:

> Using Word 2003, I am receiving an error while trying to open larger files.
> It says that I am working without a "Word work file". Most menu options are
> removed and I am unable to save work and am forced to close Word. Most recent
> activities include backing up my computer on a Western Digital external HD
> using the sync provided on it. Other than that, I have opened a couple of
> Word files from web sites that I trust.

The exact messages are: "You are working without a Word work file and memory
is nearly full. Save your work." I then click "OK" and receive this: "There
is not enough memory or disk space to complete the operation." It seems that
as long as I work with relatively small documents, I have no problems. The
file I am trying to open is something that I have routinely worked with in
the past and is 43KB with several graphics. What do I do?

Re: Word work file by Terry

Terry
Sat Aug 02 10:22:16 PDT 2008

Check under File Locations that you are still using your local HDD for you
document locations and that somehow you have set it to a Flash Drive that
you have been using at some time recently.

Also make sure that Windows is pointing to the correct Tamp file location in
your roaming profile.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"TimS" <TimS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:049488B6-6DE0-45B8-8B12-C4D7331BAB67@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "TimS" wrote:
>
>> Using Word 2003, I am receiving an error while trying to open larger
>> files.
>> It says that I am working without a "Word work file". Most menu options
>> are
>> removed and I am unable to save work and am forced to close Word. Most
>> recent
>> activities include backing up my computer on a Western Digital external
>> HD
>> using the sync provided on it. Other than that, I have opened a couple of
>> Word files from web sites that I trust.
>
> The exact messages are: "You are working without a Word work file and
> memory
> is nearly full. Save your work." I then click "OK" and receive this:
> "There
> is not enough memory or disk space to complete the operation." It seems
> that
> as long as I work with relatively small documents, I have no problems. The
> file I am trying to open is something that I have routinely worked with in
> the past and is 43KB with several graphics. What do I do?


Re: Word work file by TimS

TimS
Sat Aug 02 13:39:00 PDT 2008



"Terry Farrell" wrote:

> Check under File Locations that you are still using your local HDD for you
> document locations and that somehow you have set it to a Flash Drive that
> you have been using at some time recently.
>
> Also make sure that Windows is pointing to the correct Tamp file location in
> your roaming profile.
>

I do not know how to do the things you said or what they mean. My computer
works, but so far it is only Word that gives me problems.

I did reset Office to its original settings, now I lost all my Outlook info
and hope there is a way to get back my contacts especially. I tried to "fix"
Office with the installation disk. I thought next, I might try to uninstall
Word and reinstall it.

Your comments?
> --
> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
>
> "TimS" <TimS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:049488B6-6DE0-45B8-8B12-C4D7331BAB67@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "TimS" wrote:
> >
> >> Using Word 2003, I am receiving an error while trying to open larger
> >> files.
> >> It says that I am working without a "Word work file". Most menu options
> >> are
> >> removed and I am unable to save work and am forced to close Word. Most
> >> recent
> >> activities include backing up my computer on a Western Digital external
> >> HD
> >> using the sync provided on it. Other than that, I have opened a couple of
> >> Word files from web sites that I trust.
> >
> > The exact messages are: "You are working without a Word work file and
> > memory
> > is nearly full. Save your work." I then click "OK" and receive this:
> > "There
> > is not enough memory or disk space to complete the operation." It seems
> > that
> > as long as I work with relatively small documents, I have no problems. The
> > file I am trying to open is something that I have routinely worked with in
> > the past and is 43KB with several graphics. What do I do?
>