Saving word turns into !"£$%^&*()

Hi everyone
I have office xp pro with front page and it works fine i think ,i also have
works word processor.
But when i use word (xp) and save it to my doc's it turns into word pad and
has a lot of different symbols before the actual letter what i have written.
How do i get to open in word (xp) i have tryed the open with bit but can
find word in the list or the browse bit.
I do have all the updates for the office xp.
Please keep it simple Thank you Niall

If I was you, I would unistall Microsoft Works.
Also, you must be saving the incorrect file extension.
Check to see what is the default program.

"Niall" wrote:

> Hi everyone
> I have office xp pro with front page and it works fine i think ,i also have
> works word processor.
> But when i use word (xp) and save it to my doc's it turns into word pad and
> has a lot of different symbols before the actual letter what i have written.
> How do i get to open in word (xp) i have tryed the open with bit but can
> find word in the list or the browse bit.
> I do have all the updates for the office xp.
> Please keep it simple Thank you Niall

It sounds to me like associations have been screwed up.

Right-Click on any "Word Pad" document that you want to open in word,
then select "Open With". In the list that appears, choose Word. If you
always want to open those files in word, you may need to check the
"Always use this program" box.


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How do i check what the default prog is and change it to word xp?

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> If I was you, I would unistall Microsoft Works.
> Also, you must be saving the incorrect file extension.
> Check to see what is the default program.
>
> "Niall" wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone
> > I have office xp pro with front page and it works fine i think ,i also have
> > works word processor.
> > But when i use word (xp) and save it to my doc's it turns into word pad and
> > has a lot of different symbols before the actual letter what i have written.
> > How do i get to open in word (xp) i have tryed the open with bit but can
> > find word in the list or the browse bit.
> > I do have all the updates for the office xp.
> > Please keep it simple Thank you Niall

Open Contol Panel, then search for "Default Programs". You can then from
there change the default associations for your files.


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dzomlija

____________________________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...

- ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe
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- 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
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- CodeGear Delphi 2007

I have tryed that but cant find word in the list.

"dzomlija" wrote:

>
> It sounds to me like associations have been screwed up.
>
> Right-Click on any "Word Pad" document that you want to open in word,
> then select "Open With". In the list that appears, choose Word. If you
> always want to open those files in word, you may need to check the
> "Always use this program" box.
>
>
> --
> dzomlija
>
> ____________________________________
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn...
>
> - ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe
> - AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
> - 4GB DDR400
> - ASUS nVidia 6600
> - Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis
> - 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
> - Vista Ultimate x64
> - CodeGear Delphi 2007
>

If the program you want to use is not on the list, then you must click
-Browse- and then locate the exe for it.


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dzomlija

____________________________________
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...

- ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe
- AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
- 4GB DDR400
- ASUS nVidia 6600
- Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis
- 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
- Vista Ultimate x64
- CodeGear Delphi 2007

Please can you give me step by step instrutions from clicking on the default
tab please

"dzomlija" wrote:

>
> Open Contol Panel, then search for "Default Programs". You can then from
> there change the default associations for your files.
>
>
> --
> dzomlija
>
> ____________________________________
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn...
>
> - ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe
> - AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
> - 4GB DDR400
> - ASUS nVidia 6600
> - Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis
> - 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
> - Vista Ultimate x64
> - CodeGear Delphi 2007
>

hi i did that but i dont know what it is i am looking for there is nothing
that says m/soft word??
Thanks Dzomlija

"dzomlija" wrote:

>
> If the program you want to use is not on the list, then you must click
> -Browse- and then locate the exe for it.
>
>
> --
> dzomlija
>
> ____________________________________
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn...
>
> - ASUS A8N32-SLi-Deluxe
> - AMD Atlon 64 Dual-Core 4800+
> - 4GB DDR400
> - ASUS nVidia 6600
> - Thermaltake Tai-Chi Watercooled Chassis
> - 1207GB Total Formatted Storage
> - Vista Ultimate x64
> - CodeGear Delphi 2007
>

Niall wrote:
> hi i did that but i dont know what it is i am looking for there is nothing
> that says m/soft word??
> Thanks Dzomlija

The executable for MS Word is winword.exe. Search for it.


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