Why does word say i have insufficient memory to open documents?

Whenever i try to open a document on microsoft word, my computer says i have
'insufficient memory or disk space. word cannot display the requested font'
why is this? i have got plenty of memory space left on my computer?

CyberTaz
Mon Oct 09 11:45:29 CDT 2006

Are you trying to open a file that is on a floppy or CD? Word needs plenty
of write-space in the same location as the file & removable media doesn't
provide it. Never open from or save to removable media.

Copy the file to your hard drive, open & work with that copy. When done (if
necessary) copy the revised file back to the other disk.

If that isn't the situation you may need to better make the distinction
between *memory* (RAM) and free space on your hard drive - they are *not*
the same thing & Word needs both. Your hard drive may need to be
defragmented/free space consolidated. Even though the amount of free space
may sound like a lot it may be scattered around in small chunks that Word
can't use.
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Katiegolding" <Katiegolding@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Whenever i try to open a document on microsoft word, my computer says i
> have
> 'insufficient memory or disk space. word cannot display the requested
> font'
> why is this? i have got plenty of memory space left on my computer?

aalaan
Mon Oct 09 13:15:06 CDT 2006


"CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote in message news:%23%

>... provide it. Never open from or save to removable media.

I knew well enough that you never SAVE to removable media, and why, but
never to OPEN from it? That's a new one on me.

Suzanne
Mon Oct 09 13:27:01 CDT 2006

Because of the proliferation of temp files in the folder in which the
document resides. At minimum, Word must create an "owner" file, and it often
creates a lot of ~wrlxxxx.tmp files as well. This is naturally impossible on
CDs and can quickly become impractical on floppies.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"aalaan" <aalaan@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote in message news:%23%
>
> >... provide it. Never open from or save to removable media.
>
> I knew well enough that you never SAVE to removable media, and why, but
> never to OPEN from it? That's a new one on me.
>
>

terryfarrell
Mon Oct 09 16:34:44 CDT 2006

Is this just any document or a single document. If it is a single document,
the chances are it is corrupt. If it is any document, then there are several
possibilities. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm
--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"Katiegolding" <Katiegolding@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5332E330-7DC1-498E-BABD-CE4F4F430FA1@microsoft.com...
> Whenever i try to open a document on microsoft word, my computer says i
> have
> 'insufficient memory or disk space. word cannot display the requested
> font'
> why is this? i have got plenty of memory space left on my computer?