unable to read document

hello ,

i have a word document that i have saved 18 months ago , now when
open it i get message ( in arabic ) which tells me i must choose fro
windows ms-dos or other ,, in order to be able to read the document .
tried them all and the document still looks like a bunch of scribbles
and some times squares .
it was originally 6 pages long , now its over 200 !! what does thi
mean ? i hope my document is not lost .

please help me fix this , thank you

hhnnr

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hhnnr
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Suzanne
Sat Mar 18 10:45:21 CST 2006

If you are using Word 2002 or 2003, choose the Open and Repair option (from
the dropdown list beside Open in the File Open dialog).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"hhnnrr" <hhnnrr.24v19t@NoSpamPleaze.com> wrote in message
news:hhnnrr.24v19t@NoSpamPleaze.com...
>
> hello ,
>
> i have a word document that i have saved 18 months ago , now when i
> open it i get message ( in arabic ) which tells me i must choose from
> windows ms-dos or other ,, in order to be able to read the document . i
> tried them all and the document still looks like a bunch of scribbles ,
> and some times squares .
> it was originally 6 pages long , now its over 200 !! what does this
> mean ? i hope my document is not lost .
>
> please help me fix this , thank you
>
> hhnnrr
>
>
> --
> hhnnrr
> Posted from - http://www.officehelp.in
>