Re: Word busted on MacBookPro

Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2007-08-30 10:09:36 -0500, John McWilliams <jpmcw@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Some Word files recently sent will not open without the dialogue that asks you to choose a whether the file is text, rich text, MS-DOS, html, etc., and then it translates into gibberish. The same files open just fine on my G-5. These files were created on a collegue's Mac in Word!

I deleted the microsoft plists, and ran update from MS, but no joy. Also, Permissions redone and restart. I need some ideas! Please.

How did you transfer the files to the other computer?

In both cases the files were attached via E-mail, and the E-mail opened via Thunderbird, dragged to the DT, and double clicked (or double clicked directly). In other words, I don't delete E-mails off the Server until I delete it from one computer or the other.

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John McWilliams
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