garbled text

[Terry]

Hi

Win Xpsp2
MS office 2003

After transferring a document from desktop (also xp & office 2003) to laptop
I am unable to read it, as it has many small squares on many pages, yet the
original doc. has one page of text only.
I have experienced similar with the Excel files.

The method of transferring was by an 8gig memory stick......here lies the
problem?

I am able to transfer those same "files" normally using floppy or CD....

Maybe I am in the wrong newsgroup here?

Regards

Terry







Terry

Reg

 

[BobCP]

Hi

Win Xpsp2
MS office 2003

After transferring a document from desktop (also xp & office 2003) to laptop
I am unable to read it, as it has many small squares on many pages, yet the
original doc. has one page of text only.
I have experienced similar with the Excel files.

The method of transferring was by an 8gig memory stick......here lies the
problem?

I am able to transfer those same "files" normally using floppy or CD....

Maybe I am in the wrong newsgroup here?

Regards

Terry

It could be a bad stick or a bad USB port. Try switching to a different
port first.
Have you tried copying the file back from the stick to the desktop
computer and checking the file?

 

[Terry]

Thanks BobCP

Yes tried all suggested ideas incl. full virus check on stick.
I also formatted stick did transfer of "good" file only to have same garbled
pages.

I have no faith at present with "stick's", and that is a pity due to the
ease of use of them. I may consider Sony stick, but far more expensive, as I
transfer OK via Candy floppy.

Terry

 

[Frederik]

Could it be the case that on the laptop the font used in the file is not
present.
Maybe: select the whole text en choose another font?