Some files come out scrambled when I open then from a floppy disk

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When I open files from a Windows 95, they come out scrambled on this
computer. How do I fix this?
 
Never, never , never open a file from a floppy. And never, never, never save
a file directly to a floppy. That's how you get corrupt files.

It should always be copied to your hard disk and then opened. Or saved to
your hard disk and then copied to the floppy.

Did I mention that you should never open a file directly from the floppy?
(Just making sure you understand.)
 
If you want to be able to use your documents, when working within Word, act
as if your floppy drive does not exist! (This applies to CDRW/CDR drives as
well.)
Don't use Word to:
Open a document on a floppy
Print a document on a floppy
Edit a document on a floppy
Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy)

Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives!

Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth
using Windows.

I know that for some with shared computers (libraries, schools) this is a
tough prescription. All I can recommend for that is to use a brand new
formatted disk each time you save and don't do any editing.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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