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Hils

WINDOWS CANNOT OPEN THIS FILE IN A:\ DRIVE
 
I cannot open a Floppy disc. I keep getting a message that says window
cannot open a file & to use the web service to find the solution but cannot
find. Can anyone help me out on this plese?

intruder9

WINDOWS CANNOT OPEN THIS FILE IN A:\ DRIVE
 

Can you copy it to the C:/ drive and open it from there?


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Hils

WINDOWS CANNOT OPEN THIS FILE IN A:\ DRIVE
 
I have tried that & I get the same message

"intruder9" wrote:


Can you copy it to the C:/ drive and open it from there?


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Jim Rech

WINDOWS CANNOT OPEN THIS FILE IN A:\ DRIVE
 
The file is probably corrupted. This happens all the time with Excel.
Never save directly to a floppy drive with Excel. If you must use a floppy
at all save to a hard drive and then copy to the floppy.

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