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Default When reinstalling Microsoft Word

I recently lost my MS Office software when I used my 'system recovery' cd
that came with my computer (Windows ME).
I found the winword.exe file but this did not fix the problem.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you sure you don't still have Word and Excel? It would be very unlikely
for them to have been uninstalled by a computer crash, though it's possible
that the shortcuts you use to start them are missing. Try using Windows
Search to search for winword.exe. If you find it, then Word is still
installed. Create a shortcut to that file, and you'll be back in business.

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"Freyr33" wrote in message
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Thanks for the prompt help. I sort of understand what you are saying, but

I
am asking for clarification for the sake of making sure I do things right

and
avoid the risk of losing these documents. Am I understanding you right

that
as long as I do not save the reinstalled versions of Word and Excel in the
same folder as my preexisting files, I will not lose them? And can you be

a
little more specific of the reformatting of the drive and how to avoid

this?
Thanks for the help and sorry for the obvious questions. I am definetly

not
a PC wizard.

"garfield-n-odie" wrote:

As long as you don't save your data files to the same folders where your

Word
and Excel program files are installed, then reinstalling Office

shouldn't
affect your data files. But if you have to reformat the drive, then you

will
lose everything on the drive.

"Freyr33" wrote:

My computer crashed and I no longer have any of the Microsoft

procucts,
including Word and Excel. I do volunteer research when I am not

working, and
I have countless Word and Excel documents on my computer. Since my

computer
recently crashed, I am afraid that I will lose these valuable

documents when
I reinstall Word, Excel, and the other Microsoft products. Basically,

will I
lose older Word files when I reinstall Microsoft Word? I really hope

not,
else hours upon hours of work is lost forever. Please help!



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