Burning file to disc and reading it on another computer

[Guest]

My friend has membership details of our club on MS Works 7. As he is leaving
he wants me to take over the files. He has burned the files onto a CD but I
cannot open them on my computer. We both have Windows XP, MS office 2003 and
Works 7. The dialog box says " MS Works cannot connect to the data source
that contains the data source you want to merge. The file may have been
moved, deleted or renamed.....Try to reconnect.....to try restoring the
connection to your data". His file is marked "read only" but I cannot change
the attributes.

 

[Guest]

I think you will probably find an icon in your Control Panel for ODBC.
Loading drivers there, and selecting a data source in works should allow
opening the document. The Works help will have info on loading a new data
source.

 

[Guest]

check to see if he burned it in data format instead of audio or vise-versca.

 

[Guest]

check to see if he burned it in data format or audio.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try copying the file(s) from the CD to your hard drive first before opening
MS Works. All files on CD's are Read-only.

What type of file is it?

*.wdb = Microsoft Works Database
*.xlr = Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
*.wks = OLD (MSWorks4Sheet) Microsoft Works Spreadsheet

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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