Open 500 KB file

[Peter P.]

I have multiple large Word files (.doc) and they all can open on other
computers, but my computer seems incapable of accessing these files. The
files are of sizes 532 KB
and 853 KB. Every time I try to open these the word processor crashes out
with out an error message (aside from the tiny bit gleaned from the error
report) and I have tried multiple word processors with the same result. My
computer should be more than enough for these files.

Specs:

Microfsoft Wndows XP Professional x6 4 Edition Service pack 1
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2.01 GHz
1.00 GB of RAM
NVidia graphics

 

[TF]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

 

[Peter P.]

I am sorry I forgot to mention that Word functions normally on smaller files.
Or if I change the document format type of the file in question (i.e. switch
it to .rtf by going through wordpad thus making that file smaller) Word still
functions normally. However this is not a tremendously viable option since
the paper is very format intensive and I lose pretty much all of it.

Because this occurs in other word processors is it possible that there is
some XP registry setting that needs to be tweaked?

 

[TF]

No. Probably it may be a partially corrupt normal.dot or your temp folder is
full of abandoned crap. But if you read the article I pointed you to, you
would have found all that out without me having to type it all again.

Terry

 

[Peter P.]

Terry,

My deepest apologies, it just appeared that the symptoms described in the
link appeared quite different than the ones I as dealing with, but the
problem has been fixed by your link. Thank you very much.

Peter

 

[TF]

You're welcome.

terry

Terry,

My deepest apologies, it just appeared that the symptoms described in the
link appeared quite different than the ones I as dealing with, but the
problem has been fixed by your link. Thank you very much.

Peter