Microsoft word

[janet]

Recently when I try to open my A drive in Microsoft Word, I get an error
message that says that my disk is not the right format, but it is the only
disk I use and I have never used it in another computer. Is there something
wrong with my drive?? I can't get into any of my documents. I get a message
that says that if I wish to open this disk, I need to reformat it and will
lose all information already on it! I have never purposely changed on the
drop down button, where I save my documents, they are all Microsoft Word.
What happened?? Can anyone help??

I have Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP version 2002

 

[Ringwood]

Recently when I try to open my A drive in Microsoft Word, I get an error
message that says that my disk is not the right format, but it is the only
disk I use and I have never used it in another computer. Is there
something
wrong with my drive?? I can't get into any of my documents. I get a
message
that says that if I wish to open this disk, I need to reformat it and will
lose all information already on it! I have never purposely changed on the
drop down button, where I save my documents, they are all Microsoft Word.
What happened?? Can anyone help??

I have Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP version 2002

Few people use floppy disks any more because they are so unreliable.
If you have Norton Tools (and know how to use them) you *may* be able to
recover something; or you can always use your back-up copy; if you don't
have a back-up, you've been very stupid and your docs are history.

 

[janet]

Thanks for the insight and the "stupid" comment. I was not asking about
back-up systems, or how to recover, I was asking about the A drive. Maybe I
should dig through my pockets and take out all my pennies and buy all the
tools needed to make my computer run more efficiently. If you can't tell,
your comment/useless answer was not remotely helpful nor hopefull.

 

[RWN]

If I understand you correctly it sounds like you've been saving/opening
your Word docs directly to the A drive.
Unfortunately this practice can cause the disk to become corrupted
because Word will use the drive to create any of its temporary files
that it requires. Eventually you hit the maximum capacity and the disk
is toast.
Always save your docs to your HD then copy them to the A drive and vv
(copy from the disk to your HD and open them from there).
I'm not aware of any way to recover the docs, but then again I don't
profess to be an expert.

 

[janet]

RWN, thank you for your insight & suggestions; and yes, your assumptions are
correct. I came to this "community" to find helpful people with a sincere
want to help, and although you "don't profess to be an expert", you
approached me with a more professional attitude than the last "expert".
THANK YOU RWN!!
positive energy sister/brother

If I understand you correctly it sounds like you've been saving/opening
your Word docs directly to the A drive.
Unfortunately this practice can cause the disk to become corrupted
because Word will use the drive to create any of its temporary files
that it requires. Eventually you hit the maximum capacity and the disk
is toast.
Always save your docs to your HD then copy them to the A drive and vv
(copy from the disk to your HD and open them from there).
I'm not aware of any way to recover the docs, but then again I don't
profess to be an expert.

 

[RWN]

Actually it's more of an empathetic attitude vs. "professional" .
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Regards;
Rob
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RWN, thank you for your insight & suggestions; and yes, your assumptions are
correct. I came to this "community" to find helpful people with a sincere
want to help, and although you "don't profess to be an expert", you
approached me with a more professional attitude than the last "expert".
THANK YOU RWN!!
positive energy sister/brother

If I understand you correctly it sounds like you've been saving/opening
your Word docs directly to the A drive.
Unfortunately this practice can cause the disk to become corrupted
because Word will use the drive to create any of its temporary files
that it requires. Eventually you hit the maximum capacity and the disk
is toast.
Always save your docs to your HD then copy them to the A drive and vv
(copy from the disk to your HD and open them from there).
I'm not aware of any way to recover the docs, but then again I don't
profess to be an expert.

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