Broken computer2

[Biffa]

j2buttonsw ... (from previous question) Thanks for the reply ... yes I have copied one document to C: and changed attributes to untick read only. It won't even let me look at the document. I can write documents in the reinstalled Word. I have to get my CV back!!! Miranda

[j2buttonsw]

I understand the frustration you must be feeling. The .doc files should fire up Word even if they are on a CD. A work-around is to change it to .txt or open up the document in WordPad then cut and paste them into a new Word document then re-format them to the original look. Do they open up alright on another computer? How about a work PC with Office 2000/XP? You could always try re-saving them with an application you know works. I know you can save document files in different formats ie Office 97.doc, Office 2000 .doc or RTF formats but this is unlikely since you have saved/viewed them on many occasions. Alternatively, you could try repairing the word document using a 3rd party application such as CrossFingers: http://www.levitjames.com/Downloads.html