Your problem is addressed by the following KB article.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=328100#appliesto
WD2002: "The Document Name or Path Is Not Valid" Error Message When You
Open a Document
This article was previously published under Q328100
SYMPTOMS
When you use Word 2002 to try to open a document, you may receive the
following error message:
The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions.
Check the file permissions for the document or drive.
Use the File Open dialog box to locate the document.
C:\...\file path\file name
RESOLUTION
Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this
problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack
Hotfix Information
After you install the hot fix, you will have to do an Open and Repair from
the File|Open menu. This hotfix allows you to successfully open the files
by using Open and Repair without using safe mode (/safe) for Word.
Note
If you use a document management system to manage your document workflow,
you will not be able to use this hotfix because Microsoft Word's Open and
Repair feature will not be accessible. Most document management systems do
not provide access to this feature.
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems
that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive
additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are
not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait
for the next Office XP Service Pack that contains this fix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
Note
In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a
specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for
the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are
listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are
listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file
information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between
UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in
Control Panel. Date Time Size File name
--------------------------------------------
13-Dec-2002 16:52 5,501,152 Winword.msp
13-Dec-2002 17:42 6,633,192 Winwordff.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed
attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File
name
--------------------------------------------------------
13-Dec-2002 08:58 10.0.4810.0 10,598,984 Winword.exe
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1:
Use the Word 2002 Safe Mode
Start Word 2002 in Safe mode. For additional information about how to do
so, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
291013 WD2002: About Office Safe Mode in Word
Open your problem document.
Put the insertion point at the end of a paragraph.
Type a blank space.
Save your document, and then close your document.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each affected document.
Quit Word.
Method 2:
Disable Smart Tags
Start Word 2002.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Save tab.
Click to clear the Embed smart tags check box.
Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first
corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.
MORE INFORMATION
This problem has been reported to occur in environments that use the Smart
Tag technology.
Hope this helps.
Prashanth
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