word '97 save as only allows 1-letter names

[partickle]

I can open any document in Word'97 and click >file>save
as, and can type in a file name, but it will only save as
a single letter or number (the first character typed).
What did I mess up? and How can I fix it?
TIA
partickle

 

[Rob Schneider]

Sounds like something is interferring with the Office program (perhaps
modified the file save as dialog box program). Have you checked your
machine for computer virus/worm/spy-bot programs? Clean?

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[partickle]

Did full scan with NAV - clean. I have removed all office
programs, rebooted, and installed again thinking the same
thing, perhaps some part of the program was corrupted, but
did not fix the problem. How do I find spy-bot? Would
not my firewall prevent something like that from loading?
P

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This problem occurs when Word is set to (Windows 95) compatibility mode in
Windows XP. Instructions from Office MVP Beth Melton for correcting this:

To rectify:

- Locate WinWord.exe
- Right-click and select Properties
- Select the Compatibility tab
- See if you have a Compatibility Mode set
- If set remove the tick in "Run this program in compatibility mode"


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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Graham Mayor]

You'll get the Spybot application from
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download which will probably
surprise you when you run it.
However, I suspect this is a registration problem - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm

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[partickle]

Wow, thanks. That did it. Imagine something so simple
could cause such consternation among a group of
engineers.
Partickle