Office won't open any previously saved documents!!?? :(

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Leah

My Office 2003 is not allowing me to open anything that i have saved....at all.

SOME ONE please help me :)
Leah

This is the message I am getting :

You may be encoutering this message because an anti-virus program is not
allowing the file to open. This can be caused by one of two conditions.
Either the anti-virus program needs to be updated (due to a compability
problem with this application) or there is a virus in the file but the
anti-virus program cannot properly remove or process the virus it has found.

In either case, the file you are attempting to open should be treated as
infected until you have updated your anti-virus software to the latest
updates available from the vendor. All major anti-virus software
manufacturers have created updates to address known compatibility problems
with Office applications. They also usually provide a virus signature file
that is available for download from the Internet and must be updated
regularly to properly scan for all known forms of viruses.

If you are experiencing this problem on a computer where a new version of
anti-virus software was recently installed from a CD-ROM, it is advised to
connect to the Internet and download the latest updates available from the
vendor.

If you are experiencing this problem on a computer where the latest version
of the software is installed, all signature files are up to date, and the
file will not open (but other files do) then it is very likely the file is
infected with a virus and the anti-virus program cannot remove the infection.

There is also the possibility the file is corrupt (damaged) and cannot be
properly handled by either the anti-virus software or the affected Office
application. In this case, it may be necessary to attempt recovery of the
file using the related recovery utilities that may be available with the
application (not all applications have file recovery or repair capabilities).

For more information about this issue, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 835404.
 
R

RWN

"For more information about this issue, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 835404."

Have you looked at the KB article?
 
T

Timothy L

To get to that Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article, point your web browser to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835404/


Do you have anti-virus software?

If you DO have anti-virus software, have you...
updated it recently?
scanned the document/file you are attempting to open for viruses?

If you can even provide us with the name and version of the anti-virus software you have, this would really
help.


It's kind of like asking why the CD drive is saying that there is no disc in the drive. First thing I'd check
to see is if there actually is a CD in the CD drive.
 
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Leah

Yes I've done that and it leads no where.... I have uninstalled my Symantec
Antivirus then reinstalled it. Uninstalled Office 2003 and then reinstalled
it (with SP1 and SP2) Nothing seems to work :(
 
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Leah

Timothy,

I've gone to the Microsoft article....followed the steps and it didn't
help....that's why i'm now here :) I have uninstalled my Symantec Antivirus
then reinstalled it. Uninstalled Office 2003 and then reinstalled it (with
SP1 and SP2) Nothing seems to work :( I've scanned all the doc's i have
(word, excel, etc) Symantec finds no viruses. I have Full Version Symantec
10.0.1.1000

I'm at a loss.
 
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Leah

I've tried following the "suggested' way to do that in Norton....but I have
Symantec and it doesn't have the same things as what the Norton websites
say....it says to disable the Office Plug-in....but i don't have a "Options"
Tab to go to, inorder to find the area where Norton-online says I can diable
the Plug-in....

How do i do what you are talking about in Symantec Antivirus?????? (what
steps)

Thank you
Leah

JoAnn Paules said:
Try disabling the script blocking in Norton.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Leah said:
Timothy,

I've gone to the Microsoft article....followed the steps and it didn't
help....that's why i'm now here :) I have uninstalled my Symantec
Antivirus
then reinstalled it. Uninstalled Office 2003 and then reinstalled it
(with
SP1 and SP2) Nothing seems to work :( I've scanned all the doc's i have
(word, excel, etc) Symantec finds no viruses. I have Full Version
Symantec
10.0.1.1000

I'm at a loss.
 
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Echo S

Leah said:
I've tried following the "suggested' way to do that in Norton....but I have
Symantec and it doesn't have the same things as what the Norton websites
say....it says to disable the Office Plug-in....but i don't have a "Options"
Tab to go to, inorder to find the area where Norton-online says I can diable
the Plug-in....

How do i do what you are talking about in Symantec Antivirus?????? (what
steps)

Norton Anti-Virus and Office
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00387.htm

click Start, click Run and type:
regsvr32 /u "\officeav.dll"
 

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