unable to open word files

[Digby Girl]

Everytime I try to open one of my word files i get a message saying 'the file
is currently unavailable'. what should I do?

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[Graham Mayor]

Are you trying to open it from Word or from Windows Explorer? If the latter,
first see how to re-register Word when problems crop up opening files
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm and if that doesn't
fix it select a document in Windows Explorer, right click and choose Open
with...

From the ensuing dialog select Word (winword.exe) and check the box to
always open with this application.

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[Digby Girl]

I've tried both of your suggestions and neither one seems to have worked. I
can open my documents in Word Processor but I don't want to have to do all my
work using this programme from now on. I always go to my documents and open
the file from there. I've tried opening it directly from word but that doesnt
seem to work either.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're using something called "Word Processor," then very likely you're
using Works rather than Word.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org