error msg on a drive (word document)

[Buddie Massey]

I am techno-illiterate -- so talk simply to me!!

When I try to access documents on a diskette I get this
message: "Data error (cyclic redundancy check)"

Any clue what that is? How do I get to my documents so I
don't have to rekey all this stuff!!

Thanks a bunch!!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It means that you should not be saving to or opening from a floppy, as this
is one of the quickest ways to corrupt your document. Always save to the HD
and copy to the floppy; reverse the process when opening: copy to the HD,
then open from there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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