Re: "The Document Name or Path Is Not Valid"
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/14/04
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:24:01 -0500
Well, *don't* try to open the docs on the CD, as that will fail for sure.
I'm not sure what the problem might be on the ones on the HD. If they'd been
copied to the HD from a CD, they would be read-only, but you shouldn't get
the message you're getting.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Karen" <lucekay@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:0dfe01c49a97$954ff140$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Suzanne, > I have been having the same problem for 3 months off and > on. I have been on the phone with Dell for almost 6 hours > total when they finally told me it was a software > application problem and they couldn't fix it. But I am not > using Windows Explorer. My operating system is XP and I am > using Microsoft Word 2002. I save the word documents to a > folder on the harddrive and I save as a copy to a CD. The > icons are showing the files on both the hard drive and the > CD but I get the same error message with both copies. Any > ideas before I throw the whole computer out the window??? > > Karen > > >-----Original Message----- > >As the KB article should have made clear, you will not be > charged for the > >support call if it is established that you need the > hotfix. The reason you > >have to call MS is that the hotfix is sort of a beta; it > hasn't been tested > >on enough different systems and configurations for MS to > offer it freely to > >all comers, so they have to make sure that it will work > for you. Once it has > >been thoroughly tested, it will be included in a service > pack. > > > >One common reason for the error message you received (if > you were trying to > >open the file from Windows Explorer) is that Word needs > to be reregistered. > >See > http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm. It > does sound as > >if you are using Word's File Open dialog, however, so > that is unlikely to be > >the problem. BTW, if you post back, it would be helpful > to know what version > >of Word you are using. > > > >-- > >Suzanne S. Barnhill > >Microsoft MVP (Word) > >Words into Type > >Fairhope, Alabama USA > >Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > >Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups > to the newsgroup so > >all may benefit. > > > >"Paul Moloney" <paul_moloney@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:#d3YDEfWEHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > >> I now get the following error when I tried to open a > particular document > >> (.doc) after moving it from a network share to my local > disk: > >> > >> "The Document Name or Path Is Not Valid" > >> > >> I've found this support page: > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=328100 > >> > >> I already have SP3 installed, so that isn't the > problem. I've > >> tried "Open and Repair" with no luck. I've tried > starting Word > >> in safe mode and using both "Open" and "Open and > repair". I've tried > >> disabling smart tags. I also tried the RepairSmartTags > registry edit > >> mentioned here: > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- > us;832890 > >> > >> I also checked this page: > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- > us;224016 > >> > >> but most fixes assume your document was a web page. > Only one applied, > >> and that was to do with international characters in the > file name. I > >renamed > >> it to "a.doc", with no luck. > >> > >> The original page mentions "a supported fix is now > available from > >> Microsoft", and gives a link to a page which asks for > >> ?35 to ring someone. Am I the only one who finds > something > >> wrong here? Shouldn't the fix be available for free to > download? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> P. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >. > >
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