Word error message

A

Andrew

Hello - I am running XP and I loaded Office 97 (legit
with CD key) and all programs work except that when I
open Word I get an error message that displays the file
name is being used by (then displays my name) Do you want
to make a copy? What happened and how do I fix? I am the
only user on this stand alone computer - thanks
 
A

Andrew

I must have been unclear- sorry - I can open the document
once I click cancel - I do not get the error message when
I open up Word program and then open up the documents -
it only happens when I click on to the document from my
desktop or my document or a folder somewhere on the hard
drive
 
B

Beth Melton

Hi Andrew,

It sounds like the file association needs to be recreated. Go to
Start/Run and run:

winword /r

Note the space before the forward slash.

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