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Solve : Office was uninstalled?

Answer» GREETINGS:  With Windows XP Home - When clicking on Word, either desktop icon or from menu, I get the following window:

      Problem With Shortcut
This action is only valid for products that are currently installed
                                 [OK]

I have not (intentionally) uninstalled any OFFICE programs.
When clicking on Word attachments to e-mails, they come up on
WordPad.
Cannot find any saved Word documents.
HELP!!

Any suggestions?  Thanks
Bill
All Word files have disappeared?

What happens if you start Microsoft Word through Start --> All Programs --> Microsoft Office?

When did this start?Yes.  All Word files are gone.  With Start  --  All Programs --  MS Office does not appear in the list. Also,  this started sometime in the last two weeks.  I don't USE word on a daily basis.
Bill1. Does anybody else have access to your computer?

2. Was this a legal, full (not trial) copy of Word and do you have the install CD?

3. Have you tried doing a search in C:\Program Files for a Microsoft Office folder?

4. As above, for WINWORD.EXE?


Thank you for your response.

The only other person who has access is my wife and she uses Word less than I do.

This is a legitimate installation of Office 97 and has worked fine on this computer for five years. I have tried INSTALLING it several times and it seems to just take me in a circle ending with unable to install.

I was able to find an Office folder in Program Files, but have not had success in finding or re-installing it.  This is about the limit of my technical expertise and may need some advice with that.
No success with WINWORD.EXE

Office 97 is really old application, so I think, no big deal here.
Get free Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/
It's COMPATIBLE with the newest M$ Office, and it's....new.

As for lost Word documents, try Recuva: http://www.recuva.com/
It may find something.


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