Word 97 on XP, problems saving

[The BMAN]

I have a new system with XP PRO SP2. I installed Office 97. All seems fine
except that word 97 seemed to crash upon saving, 50% of the time. I tried
switching the program to run under compatibility mode for 95 and then 98 -
each gave me the same problem. I then installed Office 97 updates (SR1 and
SR2b) hoping that would solve the problem.

Now it seems saving is more stable, however whenever I save a file, no
matter what I name it the resulting file's name only contains the first
letter, the rest has been ignored. This seems to apply to Excell docs as
well.

I have searched through Microsoft site for support and seem to have run out
of options. Any suggestions?

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi,
generally, never install an older version after a new version.
If it has to be, I'd try to remove all office stuff, install
Office 97 and then higher versions, if you really need them.
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Compatibility mode is what is causing your problem. This is not necessary
for Word 97. Disable that and see if it helps.