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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / June 2008MS Word on XP 2000....Gone
My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy another MS Word? Is Word still listed in your Start/All Programs menu? And if is can you start MS Word this way as opposed to double clicking on a document? JS > My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I > have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for > my > computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy > another MS Word? > My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I > have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for > my computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy > another MS Word? Start>Run>winword.exe [enter] What happens? If Word starts, then just fix the file association. The easiest way is to right-click on a *.doc file, choose Open With (Choose Program), choose Word, and make sure you check the "always open with this" box. Malke  SignatureMS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! ckl I cannot see why installing the Windows SP3 update should result in the loss of Word 2000. I think investigation will reveal a lesser problem. Select Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer search My Computer for winword.exe. If found right click on the file and select Send to, Desktop (Create Shortcut). Notepad will open Word documents but normally Word, where installed, should. You need to check the File Association for doc files and change it back to Word. This Article tells you how to make the change. How to change which program starts when you double-click a file in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to > wordpad..I have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the > recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running > good...will I have to buy another MS Word? I tried all of these, all of my documents have reverted to word pad and word is not an option to open????? There is no winword.exe...do I have to reload word? > ckl > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running > > good...will I have to buy another MS Word? ckl Please confirm the file extension of your documents is doc and not something else. Is your Word 2000 a standalone or part of Office 2000. If part of Office 2000 are other programmes such as Excel 2000 also missing ? If Word 2000 has accidentally been uninstalled you will need to reinstall and then download and install all the numerous updates since. SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I tried all of these, all of my documents have reverted to word pad > and word is not an option to open????? There is no winword.exe...do I [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >>> recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running >>> good...will I have to buy another MS Word? I just wanted to say thankyou to you Gerry - I nearly died when I lost my Word 2000 - it was gone from programme menu and my shortcut on desktop had disappeared - couldnt find it anywhere - but I knew it was in the computer somewhere as I could open a document easily, so I made a shortcut from the document, but of course had to click "new document". I tried Microsoft site to no avail and finally found your post - thankyou - did winword.exe and shortcut and it worked a treat! There must be something in the ether stealing our word icons! ckl I cannot see why installing the Windows SP3 update should result in the loss of Word 2000. I think investigation will reveal a lesser problem. Select Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer search My Computer for winword.exe. If found right click on the file and select Send to, Desktop (Create Shortcut). Notepad will open Word documents but normally Word, where installed, should. You need to check the File Association for doc files and change it back to Word. This Article tells you how to make the change. How to change which program starts when you double-click a file in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 Hope this helps. Gerry FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to > > wordpad..I have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the > > recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running > > good...will I have to buy another MS Word? You're welcome. ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I just wanted to say thankyou to you Gerry - I nearly died when I > lost my Word 2000 - it was gone from programme menu and my shortcut [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>> recovery disc for my computer it is 7 years old but still running >>> good...will I have to buy another MS Word? >My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I >have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for my >computer it is 7 years old but still running good...will I have to buy >another MS Word? 1. This group is abou WINXP, NOT WORD (read the group title). 2. There is NO WINDOWS XP 2000. What OS are you talking about? Please iron out your post before opening your mouth and spewing nonsensical crap out of it. >>My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I >>have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Please iron out your post before opening your mouth and spewing > nonsensical crap out of it. Off your meds again I see. Malke SignatureMS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from the same country, if your not then great.... if you would like help with a plane ticket out maybe I can help you arrange one, maybe to the Middle East where you might be more appreciated for your impeccable manners. By the way, your name would'nt happen to be Dick would it? Pull the plug out and the s**t will come out the right end! Have a nice day! > >My MS Word is gone , everything in My Documents has reverted to wordpad..I > >have loaded SP3...what has happened?...I do not have the recovery disc for my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Please iron out your post before opening your mouth and spewing > nonsensical crap out of it. Which country would that be? : Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they : might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from the : same country, if your not then great For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the rant, I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this computer stuff.... > Which country would that be? > > : Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they > : might be a little nicer over there. Last time I looked we were all from > the > : same country, if your not then great Actually, this newsgroup is not restricted to the US. You will find many nationalities of people here. : For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the rant, : I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : > the : > : same country, if your not then great I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness, instead of being critical why not be helpful if you believe yourself to be more intelligent than the rest of the world...and I don't include you Tom > Actually, this newsgroup is not restricted to the US. You will find many > nationalities of people here. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > : > the > : > : same country, if your not then great >I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I >embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness, >instead of being critical why not be helpful if you believe yourself to be >more intelligent than the rest of the world...and I don't include you Tom The moron you replied to is on about his 5th or 6th ID in the past few months because everyone kill files him when they see the same ignorant posts from him. Those are the only posts he makes here. Replying to him doesn't help. Just kill file him or ignore him. Understand, Thanks! > >I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I > >embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Just kill file him or ignore him. and just to butt into this conversation, I'm from Scotland and saw this conversation while looking for help with my vanished word on XP so there! And Gerry was right on the money with his advice. This is planet earth, not planet USA lol! > I understand that, I am not intolerant of any one person or nationality, I > embrace diversity ... but, I will not put up with intolerance or rudeness, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > : > the > > : > : same country, if your not then great >For me it's Texas, what I meant earlier was the USA....sorry about the rant, >I just don't understand the intolerance...I'll admit I'm ignorant to this [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> the >> : same country, if your not then great Yep, ignorant all right. Also intolerant as well. Makes me ashamed that I used to live in Texas when I see that you live there. Is the best you can do dick jokes and homosexual innuendos? Sad. >Thanks for the help....sorry, I did not see an MS Word group, guess they >might be a little nicer over there. Well....they would be much better informed about Word problems. SignatureTim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt |
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