Word97 on XP - Save AS only accepts a single letter file name?

[dwabar]

Word 97 running on WinXP only accepts a single letter file name when saving a
file. This occurs both with new files and with existing files.

Also word files received by email open in Word 97 but do not save regardless
of the file name used.

 

[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"