help to find files not showing in word

[Sharon Simpson]

Please help me.... I have microsoft word 2000 and
installed it to my new computer with windows xp, one day
it was all messed up and I reinstalled and now over half
of my old files are missing. I just need to know how to
find these documents they are very important.
Please will you respond and help me. My email is
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Please help me.... I have microsoft word 2000 and
installed it to my new computer with windows xp, one day
it was all messed up and I reinstalled and now over half
of my old files are missing. I just need to know how to
find these documents they are very important.

Use Windows Search (off the menu) to hunt for *.doc files.

It's likely that you've installed Windows to a new location so now you have
a new user profile under C:\Documents and Settings\ and your files are
sitting under your old profile.

Please will you respond and help me. My email is

Putting your unaltered email into a NG message is just an invitation for
spammers.

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[RobNew]

Have you tried using the "Search" function from the Start menu?
If they're Word Docs then search for files/folders named "*.doc"
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