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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / February 2006Opening word file
Created a word doc on my desktop,a timesheet containing many rows & columns . Copied same to CD/ROM so as to be able to use on my laptop,but unfortunately this file will not open upon the laptop useing word but will open useing Word Pad but all jumbled up File created on desktop useing word 2000 .Laptop is running Works Version 7.0.Message that appears on laptop ---There is not enough memory to open file D :\ Timetable Jan 2006 .close your document close other programms& try again. This is nonsence as there is plenty of memory & no other programmes running. Anyone know what the problem is.? Thanks Tommy Did you *copy* the file to the CD using Windows Explorer, or do a SaveAs from Word? -- if the latter, that would explain why the file is corrupt. Never read/write directly to/from CDs with Word. (The 'not enough memory' message seems to be Word's generic file error.) > Created a word doc on my desktop,a timesheet containing many rows & > columns . Copied same to CD/ROM so as to be able to use on my laptop,but [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Anyone know what the problem is.? > Thanks Tommy Useing save as from the word file . How do I save it to Windows Explorer ? > Did you *copy* the file to the CD using Windows Explorer, or do a SaveAs > from Word? -- if the latter, that would explain why the file is corrupt. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> Anyone know what the problem is.? >> Thanks Tommy Depends on your CD-writing software. Sounds like you have an auto-write CD system; in which case display the folder in Windows Explorer, then drag the file to your CD folder or icon. > Useing save as from the word file . How do I save it to Windows Explorer ? > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>> Anyone know what the problem is.? >>> Thanks Tommy I have no problems writeing files to cd on desktop,just unable to open file again on the laptop useing word,tried to download word 2000 converter ,but was informed that the laptop had a newer version so abandoned any changes . The laptop is only one year old & the desktop about two so "word" should be compatable between the two computers. No problem with most files spread sheets ect just this particular .rtf ! Thanks for help Jezebel Tommy > Depends on your CD-writing software. Sounds like you have an auto-write CD > system; in which case display the folder in Windows Explorer, then drag [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>>> Anyone know what the problem is.? >>>> Thanks Tommy The problem is specifically a result of using *Word* to write to the CD. Trawl any Word forum, on this site or elsewhere, and you'll find literally thousands of references to this problem, and the advice: NEVER NEVER NEVER use Word to write directly to (or read from) a CD or floppy. Unlike most apps, Word does not simply hold the document in memory then write it out to file when you click Save. Its disk access is a continuing stream of reads and writes to a temp file. 'Save' is only clean-up operation, involving deleting the original file and renaming the temp file. The file systems on CDs and floppies just can't cope with this. >I have no problems writeing files to cd on desktop,just unable to open file >again on the laptop useing word,tried to download word 2000 converter ,but [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>>>> Anyone know what the problem is.? >>>>> Thanks Tommy |
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