Word 2003 Not A Valid path

[Brett]

I had a Dell crash last week. Got a new system up and running. In the
meantime had someone copy my hard drive onto disks. In getting the new system
up and running, I reloaded Word 2003, which works fine. Except when I try to
access the files on the disks from my old hard drive I get "path is not
valid. Check the file permissions for the doc or drive. Or use the File Open
dialogue box to locate the doc." I have downloaded a hot fix that was
supposed to fix it. I have turned down security on Word. Won't let me copy
from the disk to paste on hard drive. Some of the files will open, but one of
the ones I really need will not. Is this a macro problem of some kind? Anyone
got the answer?

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Brett,

You've landed in a discussion group for users of Mac versions of Word (not
your fault: it's a charming foible of MS's "discussions" web interface,
which I see you used). Mac versions differ variously from PC versions.
Although several people here use both PCs and Macs and may give you an
answer soon, it's likely that more people in a PC group have experienced
your specific problem. Here's where all the groups are listed:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx.

Make sure you give precise information on your version of Word and the OS.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[Brett]

Thanks Clive. I did choose Word and the system decided I was a Mac guy. I
will try to send to the right place.

 

[Phillip Jones]

We would all love for you to become a Mac Guy :-D.

The people at Mactopia must have tried to send you down the right path.
You just had the wrong machine. ;-)

Thanks Clive. I did choose Word and the system decided I was a Mac guy. I
will try to send to the right place.

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