Recent Windows/Office updates have prevented Word from opening documents on
removable media. You'll have to explain this to your librarian, I'm afraid.
There may be a more recent update that corrects this. All the advice you
have been given not to do this is very sound, but I understand that it is
really not your decision to make.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Strayer" wrote in message
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Hi,
The OS is win pro 2000. I have win98 and word 2000 at home and have
never
had this problem. I have an entire book saved on floppy. My concern is the
the CPU is at a public library and folks don't have access to the HD.
There
is security on.
Word 2003 won't read the disk. Do you know why?
Strayer

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you trying to open the file directly from the disk? Don't! Copy it
to
your HD first, then open from there.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Strayer" wrote in message
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A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002.
The
message says try formatiing the disk. HUH?