Docs containing TOC's won't open

[SteveG]

Hi,
I'm managing a server-full of old user manuals with
separate contents pages linking to the relevant chapters -
each held in it's own document. I'm running Word 2000
but since upgrading to Windows XP, I can't open these TOC
files - from File>Open or from Explorer; no error
message - Word just hangs permanently. Is there a fix for
this or do I have to rebuild all of the TOC's?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi SteveG,

I'm managing a server-full of old user manuals with
separate contents pages linking to the relevant chapters -
each held in it's own document. I'm running Word 2000
but since upgrading to Windows XP, I can't open these TOC
files - from File>Open or from Explorer; no error
message - Word just hangs permanently. Is there a fix for
this or do I have to rebuild all of the TOC's?

Can the files be opened with the "Recover text from any
file" file type in Word's File Open dialog box?

Is it possibly a permissions question (WinXP is quite
finicky about that, isn't it)? Or have the paths to the
files changed?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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