Word saving files using only the first character.

[nj.kingston]

Running Office 97 on an XP set. For some reason Word is saving files using
only the first character of whatever name I use to save it. Eg 'Test'.doc
becomes 'T'.doc. It will show all the previously saved files with their full
name, but even if you open them and try resaving them with a different name,
same truncated save. Excell and powerpoint do just fine, WordPerfect does ok
also. Have tried unloading and reloading. Would appreciate any ideas on this
one. THANKS!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This problem occurs when Word is set to (Windows 95) compatibility mode in
Windows XP. Instructions from Office MVP Beth Melton for correcting this:

To rectify:

- Locate WinWord.exe
- Right-click and select Properties
- Select the Compatibility tab
- See if you have a Compatibility Mode set
- If set remove the tick in "Run this program in compatibility mode"