Unable to open file

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kierragriffin

I copied some files at work to work on while I was at
home. When I opened the file the first time, I was able
to access them. The next time I tried to open the file,
it said" Windows was unable to open this file. It could
not find the file, and asked me if I wanted to either
find the source on the web, or from a list.

I was able to discover that the file was from a microsoft
excel spreadsheet. I do not know how to fix this problem
so that I can finish my chart. Please help me; I'm
desperate.
Thanking you in advance for your consideration and your
time.
 
I'm guessing a couple of things could have gone wrong:

#1. Did you copy the files to a floppy disk and then open them from the
floppy? It's never a good idea to work directly off a floppy for any of the
MSOffice suite of programs (excel/word/ppt, etc). Floppies can get corrupted
and make the file inaccessible.

#2. Did you open the excel file (*.xls) in MSWord and save it as a word file
(with an extension of .xls)? If yes, then you may be able to get part of your
data back. Try opening the file in word and copy|paste into a new
worksheet/workbook in excel.

But copy the file to somewhere on your harddrive first. (It's ok to use the
floppy for transportation between work and home, but not a good idea to use it
directly within office.)
 
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