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

[Guest]

When I open files from a Windows 95, they come out scrambled on this
computer. How do I fix this?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

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.)

 

[Charles Kenyon]

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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