Under File Open make sure that your file type is set to Word documents.
This is a "sticky" setting that stays at whatever you used last until you
change it.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"studentthinker" wrote in message
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I rescued my file but every time i try to open it, it is only showing
mumbled
boxes and code???
Is it because i have updated to office xp from office 2000???
Please help???!!