ms word

Word files were encrypted while on a Win XP PC. PC Died and data was "backed up", Windows 7 was installed. Now the files are all gibberish. Am I screwed?

Is there a way to change MS Word file icons in Windows 7 x86. Since i know it has been possible on XP under view file options menu, and the same option is not available in 7?

I have what I would call “Ghost Files” in my Documents directory. These were left over after I moved the original document to another location and I can’t seem to be able to delete them. They are a combination of MS Word documents, video or Excel items. The pop-up box tells me “This is no...

I started MS Word and keeping it open, when i try to uninstall it in Win 7, it does NOT give message "File in Use" and uninstall MS Word. Here the main concern is Why the "File in Use" message is not displayed before uninstalling the software???? This behaviour happens when you uninstall any...

I tried to execute a mailmerge in windows 7, using Microsoft Outlook 2007 (which was also set as the default program for whatever it is capable of, including MAPI, using the \default programs\ dialoge in the configuration.) and MS Word 2007. Although both windows/winword and outlook do not...

The taskbar icons (the ones I've pinned to the taskbar) for MS Word and MS Excel are showing broken/not found icons. They were there for some time and the a few days ago showed broken. The icons in the system menu display correctly. How do I correct this? Thanks, MauiNick

I'm at my wit's end here. Sometimes the computer will randomly enter a condition where almost EVERYTHING breaks down simultaneously. Any Shockwave applications on my browser crash, iTunes crashes, sound stops playing, my gaming programs like Steam crash, and Freecell crashes too. On the other...

Running Win7 (x64) As stated my problem is that when I am trying to "Save As" or "Browse for" something - I have no folders on the left hand side - as one normally does. In the first pic I'm trying to save as - using Firefox (it is the same with IE) Same thing in MS Word: The really weird...

I have this problem, I can't open same file twise in windows 7. f.e I want to open same pdf file in acrobat reader, but insted of opening it in the new window t just brings to front my old one. Same with MS Word.... What the hell is this? Or there is some magical way to do that I don't know? to...

Greetings! I recently accidentally hit some sort of keyboard combination on my Toshiba U400. Now all my MS Word documents (2007) have strange symbols like a mirror image P and lots of dashes and arrows.. How do I get rid of this? Many thanks! W

Hi all, I just installed Windows 7 on my Fujitsu T5010. After a few driver hiccups, I've got everything working great now. However, I just found an odd problem. My Math Input Panel (MIP) recognizes my handwriting almost without flaws, but it will not actually input an equation when I push...

It appears that Microsoft is going to play the pity card in their ongoing battle with i4i and the injunction against Microsoft's use of Custom XML which i4i holds the patent to. Microsoft is, perhaps with a somewhat less cocky attitude than they displayed during the recent proceedings, now...

Anytime I attempt to open an Open Office or MSword document (in open office) from windows explorer, I get a error message that says "requested operation requires elevation." I don't seem to be able to locate any info about this message. Dick