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Some files come out scrambled when I open then from a floppy disk
When I open files from a Windows 95, they come out scrambled on this
computer. How do I fix this? |
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Some files come out scrambled when I open then from a floppy disk
Never, never , never open a file from a floppy. And never, never, never save
a file directly to a floppy. That's how you get corrupt files. It should always be copied to your hard disk and then opened. Or saved to your hard disk and then copied to the floppy. Did I mention that you should never open a file directly from the floppy? (Just making sure you understand.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "bluehaus" wrote in message news When I open files from a Windows 95, they come out scrambled on this computer. How do I fix this? |
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Some files come out scrambled when I open then from a floppy disk
If you want to be able to use your documents, when working within Word, act
as if your floppy drive does not exist! (This applies to CDRW/CDR drives as well.) Don't use Word to: Open a document on a floppy Print a document on a floppy Edit a document on a floppy Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy) Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives! Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth using Windows. I know that for some with shared computers (libraries, schools) this is a tough prescription. All I can recommend for that is to use a brand new formatted disk each time you save and don't do any editing. -- 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. "bluehaus" wrote in message news When I open files from a Windows 95, they come out scrambled on this computer. How do I fix this? |
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