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Works 8.5 won't start word

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Name: needy
Date: September 17, 2007 at 18:08:58 Pacific
OS: Windows Vista Home Prem.
CPU/Ram: 2.3ghz and 2gigs of ram
Product: HP a6028x
Comment:

I need to type a report, and when I try to run Microsoft Works today. I got an error

"The program you selected is missing or corrupte. To fix this problem, please reinstall Microsoft works"

I get this error when I run any other programs in Works as well.

It asks me to reinstall but I didn't get a Works disk to come with my computer. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

The programs are ok since I can run Works Word Manager from the start menu, just not in Works. I just want Works to actually work, and find out what the heck happend...really one day its fine now its giving errors...



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Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 17, 2007 at 20:50:11 Pacific
Reply:

If this is a problem that just reared its head out the blues, I would suggest you try "system restore" & revert your system state back to an earlier time.


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Response Number 2
Name: needy
Date: September 17, 2007 at 21:11:34 Pacific
Reply:

I disabled that thing since it was using up too much space (really, it drained 30gigs or something)


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: September 18, 2007 at 04:24:29 Pacific
Reply:

How did you get Works 8.5?

According to HP product specification for Pavilion a6028x, the Productivity software preloaded on the machine consists of Adobe Reader, MS Works 8.0 & MS Office Home & Student Edition 2007 Trial.

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 4
Name: 1stepbeyond
Date: September 18, 2007 at 10:49:59 Pacific
Reply:

Hi
maybe an answer? a printer driver issue?,
i gave up with works & thanks to The Oracle another happy customer on Open Office new version

link

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...

seem s they cant give works 8.5 away even at this price
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Soft...


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Response Number 5
Name: Ewen
Date: September 18, 2007 at 15:02:11 Pacific
Reply:

30gig on System Restore? The lesson to be learned of course is that regardless of the space taken by System Restore you would have save yourself a lot of grief had you left it enabled.

Once I thought I was wrong, now I'm not so sure!


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Response Number 6
Name: needy
Date: September 18, 2007 at 16:04:36 Pacific
Reply:

yes I have learned that lesson well, but it still takes up too much space for my taste.

I don't know why its 8.5, when I clicked on Help>about it says version 8.5

the microsoft support page didn't help (big surprise...) though everytime I turn on my printer, vista goes through the new hardware install thing, even though I installed it already.

Also guys I right clicked Works, went to properties, compatability and checked "run as administrator"

Works runs word fine(with the exception of the prompt to run it at the beginning),when I uncheck the box though, the problem is back. So its only a work-around, I still want to know how my Works...

Vista screws me yet again, Also if it helps, Office Word freezes when I try to run it (I still have a few more days in the trial,and all of the other programs still work)


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