MS Word on XP 2000....Gone

[ckl]

My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I
have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for my
computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy
another MS Word?

 

[JS]

Is Word still listed in your Start/All Programs menu?
And if is can you start MS Word this way as opposed to double clicking on a
document?

JS

 

[Malke]

My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I
have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for
my computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy
another MS Word?

Start>Run>winword.exe [enter]

What happens? If Word starts, then just fix the file association. The
easiest way is to right-click on a *.doc file, choose Open With (Choose
Program), choose Word, and make sure you check the "always open with this"
box.

Malke

 

[Gerry]

ckl

I cannot see why installing the Windows SP3 update should result in the
loss of Word 2000. I think investigation will reveal a lesser problem.

Select Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

Next in Windows Explorer search My Computer for winword.exe. If found
right click on the file and select Send to, Desktop (Create Shortcut).

Notepad will open Word documents but normally Word, where installed,
should. You need to check the File Association for doc files and change
it back to Word. This Article tells you how to make the change.

How to change which program starts when you double-click a file in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Gurney]

My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I
have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for my
computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy
another MS Word?

1. This group is abou WINXP, NOT WORD (read the group title).

2. There is NO WINDOWS XP 2000. What OS are you talking about?

Please iron out your post before opening your mouth and spewing
nonsensical crap out of it.

 

[Malke]

1. This group is abou WINXP, NOT WORD (read the group title).

2. There is NO WINDOWS XP 2000. What OS are you talking about?

Please iron out your post before opening your mouth and spewing
nonsensical crap out of it.

Off your meds again I see.

Malke

 

[ckl]

Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they
might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from the
same country, if your not then great.... if you would like help with a plane
ticket out maybe I can help you arrange one, maybe to the Middle East where
you might be more appreciated for your impeccable manners. By the way, your
name would'nt happen to be Dick would it? Pull the plug out and the s**t will
come out the right end!
Have a nice day!

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Which country would that be?

: Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they
: might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from
the
: same country, if your not then great

 

[ckl]

For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the rant,
I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this
computer stuff....

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Actually, this newsgroup is not restricted to the US. You will find many
nationalities of people here.

: For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the
rant,
: I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this
: computer stuff....
:
: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
:
: > Which country would that be?
: >
: > : > : Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess
they
: > : might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all
from
: > the
: > : same country, if your not then great
: >
: >
: >

 

[ckl]

I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I
embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness,
instead of being critical why not be helpful if you believe yourself to be
more intelligent than the rest of the world...and I don't include you Tom

 

[PD43]

I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I
embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness,
instead of being critical why not be helpful if you believe yourself to be
more intelligent than the rest of the world...and I don't include you Tom

The moron you replied to is on about his 5th or 6th ID in the past few
months because everyone kill files him when they see the same
ignorant posts from him.

Those are the only posts he makes here.

Replying to him doesn't help.

Just kill file him or ignore him.

 

[ckl]

Understand, Thanks!

The moron you replied to is on about his 5th or 6th ID in the past few
months because everyone kill files him when they see the same
ignorant posts from him.

Those are the only posts he makes here.

Replying to him doesn't help.

Just kill file him or ignore him.

 

[Gurney]

For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the rant,
I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this
computer stuff....

Which country would that be?

: Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they
: might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from
the
: same country, if your not then great

Yep, ignorant all right. Also intolerant as well. Makes me ashamed
that I used to live in Texas when I see that you live there.

Is the best you can do dick jokes and homosexual innuendos? Sad.

 

[ckl]

I tried all of these, all of my documents have reverted to word pad and word
is not an option to open????? There is no winword.exe...do I have to reload
word?

 

[Gerry]

ckl

Please confirm the file extension of your documents is doc and not
something else.

Is your Word 2000 a standalone or part of Office 2000. If part of Office
2000 are other programmes such as Excel 2000 also missing ?

If Word 2000 has accidentally been uninstalled you will need to
reinstall and then download and install all the numerous updates since.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Tim Slattery]

Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they
might be a little nicer over there.

Well....they would be much better informed about Word problems.

 

[allasse1]

I just wanted to say thankyou to you Gerry - I nearly died when I lost my
Word 2000 - it was gone from programme menu and my shortcut on desktop had
disappeared - couldnt find it anywhere - but I knew it was in the computer
somewhere as I could open a document easily, so I made a shortcut from the
document, but of course had to click "new document". I tried Microsoft site
to no avail and finally found your post - thankyou - did winword.exe and
shortcut and it worked a treat! There must be something in the ether
stealing our word icons!


:

ckl
I cannot see why installing the Windows SP3 update should result in the
loss of Word 2000. I think investigation will reveal a lesser problem.

Select Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.

Next in Windows Explorer search My Computer for winword.exe. If found
right click on the file and select Send to, Desktop (Create Shortcut).

Notepad will open Word documents but normally Word, where installed,
should. You need to check the File Association for doc files and change
it back to Word. This Article tells you how to make the change.

How to change which program starts when you double-click a file in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859





Hope this helps.
Gerry
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute

 

[allasse1]

and just to butt into this conversation, I'm from Scotland and saw this
conversation while looking for help with my vanished word on XP so there!
And Gerry was right on the money with his advice. This is planet earth, not
planet USA lol!

I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I
embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness,
instead of being critical why not be helpful if you believe yourself to be
more intelligent than the rest of the world...and I don't include you Tom

Actually, this newsgroup is not restricted to the US. You will find many
nationalities of people here.

: For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the
rant,
: I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this
: computer stuff....
:
: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
:
: > Which country would that be?
: >
: > : > : Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess
they
: > : might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all
from
: > the
: > : same country, if your not then great
: >
: >
: >

 

[Gerry]

You're welcome.



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Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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