[Max Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Herb Tyson [MVP]

Copy the file from the memory stick to your hard drive before trying to open
it. (Opening files on and saving files directly to removable media is
surefire recipe for document corruption because of the way Word
creates/handles temporary files.)

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Mr.G" wrote in message
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i have saved some work on a memory stick and now when i try to open it, a
message pops up saying : illegal qualified name character. how can i
access
the work i have saved?

Hi, Herb. Have the same problem and so tried what you said but nothing...