My computer won't let me open any microsoft word files!?
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i think you dont have microsoft word installed on your computer. Install it and try again(most stable one i found was office 2000). if there are still problems click on your file then press shift+right click on the file, you get a menu, select 'open with' and click  wordpad inthe list of programs you see.hope it helps! :)\n\n\nCheers!
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MS Word is a fairly expensive piece of software.  You can't download it for free.  You're going to have to buy it from somewhere.
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Use WIndows Explorer, and go to the directory that you have the files saved in.\n\nOnce you are there, right click on the file, and choose OPEN WITH.  Once you do that, you can CHOOSE PROGRAM.  You pick which Office program you want to use, then check the box ALWAYS USE THE SELECTED PROGRAM TO OPEN THIS KIND OF FILE.\n\nI use this on every computer I own, so that Wordpad is the default viewer for TXT files instead of Notepad.  It works for all kinds of file, including MP3, MPG, DOC, and every other extension.
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You might want to see if you can grab the templates from within your Word program, if you still have the trial dowloaded of office 03 then you should be able to go to your\nc:&#92;program files&#92;Microsoft Office&#92;templates&#92;1033 and open them the back way.
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Wait a good while, if it is frozen, to make sure it doesn't fix itself. If word is already closed, you're only hope if either your last saved copy, or an 'auto-saved' copy. This can be found in the microsoft word program files. just do a search for auto save on your hard drive. If none of that works, you better be ready to start re-doing what you lost.
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install word on new computer
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Try saving it as.. then select word document\nGood luck!
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Restore the windows to a back date. My friend had the same problem but his windows was 98 and he deleted clipboard file by mistake.
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Delete microsoft office and install this freeware that's exactly the same\nhttp://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&q=download+open+office
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try openoffice.org 2.0, it is completely free, fully compatible with ms office spyware/adware/virus free
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I know whats the problem.\n\nYour file extentions are not properly registered in teh system registry. This is not something a normal person should attempt to fix - even if they know how.\n\nI know roughly how to do it but I wouldn't try either - I would simply advise to reinstall word and excel instead and let the installer reset the registry keys.\n\nJ
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download openoffice\n\nfrom www.openoffice.org for free\n\n\ninstall it under admin  and see if it works\n\nif it does ...den well u wont need ms office den
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Have you tried right clicking on the file then use Open With, and try either wordpad or notepad.\nLst is usually a List extension, it may be a simple ascii list, you will not know yet.
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if u have that problem with Winword, then i suggest you to re install it. Good luck
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This is due to corrupted working word pad.Ask the maker to reconfigure the work pad options,using controls.\n\nYour computer needed the version 3.1 of The Pad Fixer.
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Once you get MS Word (or any  MS Office Program) open, click Help> Detect & repair.  be prepared to be asked for the MS Office Disk..  Its missing something it keeps trying to download upon initiation.
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Try doing a Save As when you open the file in the way you mentioned, and then check if the new file opens as usual. If it does not, try reinstalling Office.