Error When Opening a Word File

[bmarcucci \(removethis\)]

I am trying to open a file my son saved on a floppy disk.
I keep getting this error message. What does it mean and
how do I get around it?

The document name of path is not valid. Try these
suggestions.
*Check the file permissions for the document of drive.
*Use the file open dialog box to locate the document.
(A:\finalcopy.doc)

 

[Jezebel]

Never try to open a document directly from a floppy. It frequently results
in a corrupt document (which might have happened already!); and in any case,
Word needs to create a temporary working copy of the document, which it
tries to put in the same location as the original -- on a floppy it quickly
runs out of space. Copy the file to your hard disk and try opening it there.

 

[Guest]

You might want to check if the file is Read-only

Locate the file in the "A:\" drive, then right-click it to bring up the shortcut menu, and click on "Properties" (it will be at the bottom of the drop-down list) go to the check boxes in the bottom-most section of the dialogue box and make sure the "Read-only" option is cleared and not checked

I hope that helps.

 

[Graham Mayor]

This will NOT address the issue of corrupt documents on a floppy drive.
The warning message is probably attributable to the dreadful Norton AV
office plug-in, but the essential premise is that opening and saving
documents to floppy discs is a recipe for document corruption. ALWAYS
open/save using the hard drive and copy to floppy.

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[Guest]

I am having the same problem only from email. Even when
saved onto hard drive, the document will not open. The
error specific is: "Word experienced an error trying to
open the file. Try these suggestions....." which do not
work. If the file is copied from the original writter's
pc to a networked share, it can be opened. Any remedieis?
mailto:[email protected]

 

[Jezebel]

It's actually not the same problem, just the same symptoms. Some Word
documents get corrupted in transit when sent by email, seemingly as a
function of email and anti-virus setups. Best approach (that I've found) is
to Zip the file first, and send that.