Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The
message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Are you trying to open the file directly from the disk? Don't! Copy it to
your HD first, then open from there. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
You should not save files directly to a floppy disk or other
removable media from Office applications, because doing so usually results in file corruption sooner or later. Save to the hard drive, close the file, and then use Windows Explorer or My Computer or your CD mastering software to copy the file to the removable media. You should not open files directly from a floppy disk or other removable media in Office applications, because doing so usually results in file corruption sooner or later. Copy the files to your hard drive, remove the read-only attribute in File-Properties, modify and save the file to the hard drive, close the file, and then use Windows Explorer or My Computer or your CD mastering software to copy the file to the removable media. File corruption can occur when there is not enough space on the removable media for the Office application to create the necessary temporary files, and there is no way of knowing how much space the temporary files will use. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. Strayer wrote: A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Strayer wrote:
A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? Don't even try to open a document directly from a floppy -- it's a good way to get a corrupted document. Copy the file to the hard disk, work on it there, and then copy it back to the floppy after you close it. If Windows Explorer won't copy the file from the floppy, you've learned a valuable lesson about how unreliable floppies are. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Hi,
I have Win 98 and Word 2000 at home. I have a book on floppy and the current book saved on floppy. I have used floppies since 1983. My concern is not the doc, but getting word 2002 to read word 2000. This is a a public library and no one has access to the HD. The OS is win pro 2000. Any ideas? Strayer "garfield-n-odie" wrote: You should not save files directly to a floppy disk or other removable media from Office applications, because doing so usually results in file corruption sooner or later. Save to the hard drive, close the file, and then use Windows Explorer or My Computer or your CD mastering software to copy the file to the removable media. You should not open files directly from a floppy disk or other removable media in Office applications, because doing so usually results in file corruption sooner or later. Copy the files to your hard drive, remove the read-only attribute in File-Properties, modify and save the file to the hard drive, close the file, and then use Windows Explorer or My Computer or your CD mastering software to copy the file to the removable media. File corruption can occur when there is not enough space on the removable media for the Office application to create the necessary temporary files, and there is no way of knowing how much space the temporary files will use. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. Strayer wrote: A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Hi,
At home I have win98 and word 2000. I have a book saved on floppy and have had no troublew, also at home my HD is 1.18G. No room. This Cpu is win pro 2000 and word 2003. It is a a public library and folks don't have access to the HD Security is on for obvious reasons. The "expert" who installed the OS put the user portion on a separater partition from the admin. Go figure. Could this be a problem? People here neeed to use the floppy in word. There are other CPUs. I put a new floppy drive in this win pro and it works. Have any ideas? Also, I always save to removable media. I don't have the $ to go out and get a new anything. Strayer "Jay Freedman" wrote: Strayer wrote: A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? Don't even try to open a document directly from a floppy -- it's a good way to get a corrupted document. Copy the file to the hard disk, work on it there, and then copy it back to the floppy after you close it. If Windows Explorer won't copy the file from the floppy, you've learned a valuable lesson about how unreliable floppies are. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
The advice to not work from a floppy is well documented and sound.
You are risking your documents. This was apparently your first experience with what happens regularly when you try to use Word directly with a floppy disk. You have been lucky so far. That said, if you must use a floppy ... 1) make sure that the Fast Saves and Versions options are turned off. (Tools Options Save) 2) use new floppies for new documents and save them only once. 3) if you open a document on a floppy and make changes, save the document to a new floppy, each time. That is, one save, one fresh floppy disk. 4) keep your documents small and only one document per disk. If your document uses more than half your disk space, you are much more likely to have problems. You can reuse the floppy disks by reformatting them. Doing the above makes it likely that you will extend your lucky streak, it doesn't mean it will go on forever. Word just does not work well with floppy disks. So, backup, backup, backup. Note neither I nor anyone else answering your questions here works for Microsoft. We are not paid but volunteers - other computer users sharing their experiences with you. While you are welcome to sound off about how Word should operate differently, realize that no one who has been helping you is in any position to make changes in how it operates. This has been a known problem with Word for many years, I doubt that it will be changed or fixed because the problem is inherent in how Word works with files. That the system was set up by an "expert" doesn't mean that he or she knew about this problem with Word. There are numerous computer experts out there who do not have anywhere near the depth of knowledge of Word that is shared here daily. Word is a very complex program and I learn new things about it almost daily. However, the partitioning of the drive likely made no difference in what happened to you here, you have simply been lucky in the past. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Strayer" wrote in message ... Hi, At home I have win98 and word 2000. I have a book saved on floppy and have had no troublew, also at home my HD is 1.18G. No room. This Cpu is win pro 2000 and word 2003. It is a a public library and folks don't have access to the HD Security is on for obvious reasons. The "expert" who installed the OS put the user portion on a separater partition from the admin. Go figure. Could this be a problem? People here neeed to use the floppy in word. There are other CPUs. I put a new floppy drive in this win pro and it works. Have any ideas? Also, I always save to removable media. I don't have the $ to go out and get a new anything. Strayer "Jay Freedman" wrote: Strayer wrote: A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? Don't even try to open a document directly from a floppy -- it's a good way to get a corrupted document. Copy the file to the hard disk, work on it there, and then copy it back to the floppy after you close it. If Windows Explorer won't copy the file from the floppy, you've learned a valuable lesson about how unreliable floppies are. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Thanks so much. What I think I'll do is change the HD. I am not fond of
Microsoft at this time. I had trouble with plent of applications in the past. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Strayer" wrote in message ... A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Floppy docs from Word 2000, word 2002 says it cant read format
Hi Charles,
Thanks for the info. THe problem was a patron at the library having a word doc on a diskette and word 2003 would not recognize the format. There may be a convertor, but I think the solution is to change the HD, One CPU has Home XP and isn't used much. It had word, but I can't remember what year. At home I have auto save etc. I have no trouble there. With a book, it has to be separate from the computer. I do two back ups on floppies, one write protected and one that can be opened. As far as text editing programs go, there's now other programs available that weren't before. I started using word processing in 1983 and had a DEC with a program that was super. My concern was for people who come to the library and want to print something out. Again, thanks Strayer "Charles Kenyon" wrote: The advice to not work from a floppy is well documented and sound. You are risking your documents. This was apparently your first experience with what happens regularly when you try to use Word directly with a floppy disk. You have been lucky so far. That said, if you must use a floppy ... 1) make sure that the Fast Saves and Versions options are turned off. (Tools Options Save) 2) use new floppies for new documents and save them only once. 3) if you open a document on a floppy and make changes, save the document to a new floppy, each time. That is, one save, one fresh floppy disk. 4) keep your documents small and only one document per disk. If your document uses more than half your disk space, you are much more likely to have problems. You can reuse the floppy disks by reformatting them. Doing the above makes it likely that you will extend your lucky streak, it doesn't mean it will go on forever. Word just does not work well with floppy disks. So, backup, backup, backup. Note neither I nor anyone else answering your questions here works for Microsoft. We are not paid but volunteers - other computer users sharing their experiences with you. While you are welcome to sound off about how Word should operate differently, realize that no one who has been helping you is in any position to make changes in how it operates. This has been a known problem with Word for many years, I doubt that it will be changed or fixed because the problem is inherent in how Word works with files. That the system was set up by an "expert" doesn't mean that he or she knew about this problem with Word. There are numerous computer experts out there who do not have anywhere near the depth of knowledge of Word that is shared here daily. Word is a very complex program and I learn new things about it almost daily. However, the partitioning of the drive likely made no difference in what happened to you here, you have simply been lucky in the past. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Strayer" wrote in message ... Hi, At home I have win98 and word 2000. I have a book saved on floppy and have had no troublew, also at home my HD is 1.18G. No room. This Cpu is win pro 2000 and word 2003. It is a a public library and folks don't have access to the HD Security is on for obvious reasons. The "expert" who installed the OS put the user portion on a separater partition from the admin. Go figure. Could this be a problem? People here neeed to use the floppy in word. There are other CPUs. I put a new floppy drive in this win pro and it works. Have any ideas? Also, I always save to removable media. I don't have the $ to go out and get a new anything. Strayer "Jay Freedman" wrote: Strayer wrote: A document in word 2000 on floppy disk is not reconized by word 2002. The message says try formatiing the disk. HUH? Don't even try to open a document directly from a floppy -- it's a good way to get a corrupted document. Copy the file to the hard disk, work on it there, and then copy it back to the floppy after you close it. If Windows Explorer won't copy the file from the floppy, you've learned a valuable lesson about how unreliable floppies are. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
take yet another lesson from wordperfect "reveal codes" | Microsoft Word Help | |||
how do i set up template in vbeditor without proggramming language | New Users | |||
how to convert wordperfect 5.0 floppy files to word | Microsoft Word Help | |||
How do I create & merge specific data base & master documents? | New Users | |||
Continuous breaks convert to next page breaks | Microsoft Word Help |