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Can't Open Word Document by double clicking

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Name: MSen
Date: August 7, 2009 at 15:33:46 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Microsoft Office 2000 8-1 step-by-step
Subcategory: Microsoft Office
Comment:

Hello, I have Word 2000 on Windows XP and get the following Error Msg when when I double click on a word document:
"The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions-
* check the file permission for the document or drive.
*Use the file open dialog box to locate the document.
I am able to open the document using File option dialog box.
Can someone please help !



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Response Number 1
Name: DerbyDad03
Date: August 7, 2009 at 17:27:44 Pacific
Reply:

Is it just one document?

If so, save the document under another name and try doubling clicking that icon/filename. If it opens, delete the old one and rename the new one.


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Response Number 2
Name: MSen
Date: August 7, 2009 at 18:06:03 Pacific
Reply:

No, it occurs in every document.


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Response Number 3
Name: DerbyDad03
Date: August 7, 2009 at 18:08:38 Pacific
Reply:

Does it happen to new documents that you save now?


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Response Number 4
Name: MSen
Date: August 7, 2009 at 18:14:00 Pacific
Reply:

I just created and saved a file. Then I went back and tried opening but got the same error . Strangely, the error msg appeared 3 times in the new file but the old doc files only had it once.


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Response Number 5
Name: DerbyDad03
Date: August 8, 2009 at 07:11:25 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry, this one's beyond me.

I thought that maybe Word had lost the path to the docs, but if it's happening with new docs, I'm not sure what else to suggest.

Good luck!


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