document name or path is not valid

[HeRavman]

I don't understand why I can't open my document from my floppy disk. Every
time I try to open it, whether I open it from my history or not I always get
the 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
(A:\Vignettes to copy and paste.doc)

I tried the second suggestion. I could not do the first because I did not
know what that meant or how to do that. I looked at the Knowledge Base topic
on this but it did not help me. I tried every suggestion for the possible
causes.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

If you want to be able to use your documents, when working within Word, act
as if your floppy drive does not exist! (This applies to CDRW/CDR drives as
well.)
Don't use Word to:
Open a document on a floppy
Print a document on a floppy
Edit a document on a floppy
Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy)

Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives!

Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth
using Windows.

I know that for some with shared computers (libraries, schools) this is a
tough prescription. All I can recommend for that is to use a brand new
formatted disk each time you save and don't do any editing.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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