Re: wordpad error - cannot load word for windows 6.0 files

From: CS (nomail_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:53:46 -0500

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:23:42 -0600, *ProteanThread* <rtdos@rtdos.com>
wrote:

>CS wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:09:27 -0600, *ProteanThread* <rtdos@rtdos.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>do i need to have msword installed in order for wordpad to read word 6.0
>>>files ? i thought wordpad could do that anyways ?
>>
>>
>> You do not need Word installed in order for WordPad to be able to read
>> Word 6.0 files.
>
>
>but why would i be getting this error ?

Make sure WordPad is the default for opening *.DOC and *.RTF. Open
My Computer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. Scroll on down to
*.DOC and *.RTF in turn. Make sure WordPad is shown in the
application to open option. If it isn't, change it to WordPad.

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