(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:58 pm
Post subject: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name correct Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>application>errors (more info?)
This Vista & Word 2007 problem has been raised by a small number of users in
different locations but there has been no satisfactory solution.
It remains unclear why only a limited number of users have it. But for those
who do, it is a devastatingly annoying issue - one that renders Word 2007
almost unusable.
The problem:
When you double-click on any Word doc or docx icon - or attempt to open it
from Outlook email - it opens a blank page in Word 2007 and you see the
message "Windows cannot find C:\ (doc) Make sure you typed the name
correctly, and then try again".
On trying a second time simply double-clicking the same icon opens the
document in 90% of cases - though there is occasionally a second failure like
the first.
This problem means that every document has to be "opened" twice - a huge
waste of time. (though opening a doc / docx from within the Word program
works fine.)
Note: this also affects Excel 2007 - but I have used this less so am not so
sure if it is equally.
Before you respond with solutions - please note:
This problem is unresolved ie ...
All the supposed Firefox solutions including registry alterations make no
difference.
Changing or uninstalling Virus programs makes no difference.
It is not just an issue to do with .doc vs .docx
I have uninstalled & reinstalled Office. I have doubled the PC's memory. I
have altered every setting I can think of altering (and that is a lot).
Nothing makes any difference.
Can anyone help or suggest anything? I strongly suspect a program clash -
but with what?
A possibly related problem (and possible clue??):
On choosing to SAVE Word attachments rather than open them directly from
Outlook they save as type "All files" unregistered to any program (with no
alternative allowed). This leads to a long-winded opening or renaming process
afterwards.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:22 am
Post subject: RE: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name correct [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Can nobody help?
(Even Microsoft hasn't replied to a Support query I have lodged.)
Jim
"Jim Scrivener" wrote:
> This Vista & Word 2007 problem has been raised by a small number of users in
> different locations but there has been no satisfactory solution.
>
> It remains unclear why only a limited number of users have it. But for those
> who do, it is a devastatingly annoying issue - one that renders Word 2007
> almost unusable.
>
> The problem:
>
> When you double-click on any Word doc or docx icon - or attempt to open it
> from Outlook email - it opens a blank page in Word 2007 and you see the
> message "Windows cannot find C:\ (doc) Make sure you typed the name
> correctly, and then try again".
>
> On trying a second time simply double-clicking the same icon opens the
> document in 90% of cases - though there is occasionally a second failure like
> the first.
>
> This problem means that every document has to be "opened" twice - a huge
> waste of time. (though opening a doc / docx from within the Word program
> works fine.)
>
> Note: this also affects Excel 2007 - but I have used this less so am not so
> sure if it is equally.
>
> Before you respond with solutions - please note:
> This problem is unresolved ie ...
> All the supposed Firefox solutions including registry alterations make no
> difference.
> Changing or uninstalling Virus programs makes no difference.
> It is not just an issue to do with .doc vs .docx
> I have uninstalled & reinstalled Office. I have doubled the PC's memory. I
> have altered every setting I can think of altering (and that is a lot).
> Nothing makes any difference.
>
> Can anyone help or suggest anything? I strongly suspect a program clash -
> but with what?
>
>
> A possibly related problem (and possible clue??):
>
>
> On choosing to SAVE Word attachments rather than open them directly from
> Outlook they save as type "All files" unregistered to any program (with no
> alternative allowed). This leads to a long-winded opening or renaming process
> afterwards.
>
>
> Any help ... please?
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name correct [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The release
should be soon.
--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
"Jim Scrivener" <JimScrivener.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7570CEEE-475B-43DA-A28E-60B21467BDF5@microsoft.com...
> Can nobody help?
> (Even Microsoft hasn't replied to a Support query I have lodged.)
> Jim
>
>
>
> "Jim Scrivener" wrote:
>
>> This Vista & Word 2007 problem has been raised by a small number of users
>> in
>> different locations but there has been no satisfactory solution.
>>
>> It remains unclear why only a limited number of users have it. But for
>> those
>> who do, it is a devastatingly annoying issue - one that renders Word 2007
>> almost unusable.
>>
>> The problem:
>>
>> When you double-click on any Word doc or docx icon - or attempt to open
>> it
>> from Outlook email - it opens a blank page in Word 2007 and you see the
>> message "Windows cannot find C:\ (doc) Make sure you typed the name
>> correctly, and then try again".
>>
>> On trying a second time simply double-clicking the same icon opens the
>> document in 90% of cases - though there is occasionally a second failure
>> like
>> the first.
>>
>> This problem means that every document has to be "opened" twice - a huge
>> waste of time. (though opening a doc / docx from within the Word program
>> works fine.)
>>
>> Note: this also affects Excel 2007 - but I have used this less so am not
>> so
>> sure if it is equally.
>>
>> Before you respond with solutions - please note:
>> This problem is unresolved ie ...
>> All the supposed Firefox solutions including registry alterations make no
>> difference.
>> Changing or uninstalling Virus programs makes no difference.
>> It is not just an issue to do with .doc vs .docx
>> I have uninstalled & reinstalled Office. I have doubled the PC's memory.
>> I
>> have altered every setting I can think of altering (and that is a lot).
>> Nothing makes any difference.
>>
>> Can anyone help or suggest anything? I strongly suspect a program clash -
>> but with what?
>>
>>
>> A possibly related problem (and possible clue??):
>>
>>
>> On choosing to SAVE Word attachments rather than open them directly from
>> Outlook they save as type "All files" unregistered to any program (with
>> no
>> alternative allowed). This leads to a long-winded opening or renaming
>> process
>> afterwards.
>>
>>
>> Any help ... please?
>>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name cor [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Really? That's excellent news if true.
But ... How on earth are they going to mend a bug that seems to be hardly
reported and only affects a few people? That presumes they know it exists and
what causes it - but this seems to be something that only hits a very small
number of users and there is no hint anywhere else on the web of any kind of
reason or cure.
Are you sure it's precisely this problem and not similar issues that the fix
will mend?
Jim
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The release
> should be soon.
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:31 am
Post subject: Re: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name cor [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Jim
The symptoms seem identical. I cannot guarantee it is the exact bug because
I have not seen the bug in action; only reports via the newsgroups.
Terry
"Jim Scrivener" <JimScrivener.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:581455B7-6734-4C88-A422-B854B1B58128@microsoft.com...
> Really? That's excellent news if true.
>
> But ... How on earth are they going to mend a bug that seems to be hardly
> reported and only affects a few people? That presumes they know it exists
> and
> what causes it - but this seems to be something that only hits a very
> small
> number of users and there is no hint anywhere else on the web of any kind
> of
> reason or cure.
>
> Are you sure it's precisely this problem and not similar issues that the
> fix
> will mend?
>
>
> Jim
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The release
>> should be soon.
>>
>> --
>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:36 am
Post subject: Re: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name cor [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi there, I'm the guy who raised this issue in the first place on a couple
of MS forums, and got no satisfactory answert.
I can confirm that it's nothing to do with AV software. If I disable it, I
still get the problem.
I can also confirm that the problem is not to do with Word 2007, but with
Vista Explorer. I get the problem whenever I try to open a Word or htm file
*before* I've opened the associated application (Word or Firefox). If I
double click the file in Explorer, I get 'Windows cannot find the file
specified etc. etc.'.
If I open the program, e.g. Word or Firefox, and *then* click the file in
Explorer, it opens fine. I can also open the file *within* the program using
File/Open.
I've tried everything. I sure as heck don't want to reinstall Vista, so if
it's true that SP1 will solve the problem I'll be very happy. But I share
the scepticism, since it only seems to affect a small no. of users, so are
Microsoft really dealing with it?
Can some kind person please verify that SP1 really will deal with this
hideously annoying problem?
Many thanks,
David
"Terry Farrell" wrote:
> Jim
>
> The symptoms seem identical. I cannot guarantee it is the exact bug because
> I have not seen the bug in action; only reports via the newsgroups.
>
> Terry
>
> "Jim Scrivener" <JimScrivener.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:581455B7-6734-4C88-A422-B854B1B58128@microsoft.com...
> > Really? That's excellent news if true.
> >
> > But ... How on earth are they going to mend a bug that seems to be hardly
> > reported and only affects a few people? That presumes they know it exists
> > and
> > what causes it - but this seems to be something that only hits a very
> > small
> > number of users and there is no hint anywhere else on the web of any kind
> > of
> > reason or cure.
> >
> > Are you sure it's precisely this problem and not similar issues that the
> > fix
> > will mend?
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> >
> >> The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The release
> >> should be soon.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> >
>
>
(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:52 am
Post subject: One other thing [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
BTW, I can also confirm that I do *not* have this problem in Excel or
Powepoint. I can click any file in Explorer and the file opens in the
relevant app window immediately. So it must be something about how Vista
Explorer interacts with Word and Firefox, both of which I have reinstalled
several times.
David
"David" wrote:
>
> Hi there, I'm the guy who raised this issue in the first place on a couple
> of MS forums, and got no satisfactory answert.
>
> I can confirm that it's nothing to do with AV software. If I disable it, I
> still get the problem.
>
> I can also confirm that the problem is not to do with Word 2007, but with
> Vista Explorer. I get the problem whenever I try to open a Word or htm file
> *before* I've opened the associated application (Word or Firefox). If I
> double click the file in Explorer, I get 'Windows cannot find the file
> specified etc. etc.'.
>
> If I open the program, e.g. Word or Firefox, and *then* click the file in
> Explorer, it opens fine. I can also open the file *within* the program using
> File/Open.
>
> I've tried everything. I sure as heck don't want to reinstall Vista, so if
> it's true that SP1 will solve the problem I'll be very happy. But I share
> the scepticism, since it only seems to affect a small no. of users, so are
> Microsoft really dealing with it?
>
> Can some kind person please verify that SP1 really will deal with this
> hideously annoying problem?
>
> Many thanks,
> David
>
>
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
> > Jim
> >
> > The symptoms seem identical. I cannot guarantee it is the exact bug because
> > I have not seen the bug in action; only reports via the newsgroups.
> >
> > Terry
> >
> > "Jim Scrivener" <JimScrivener.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:581455B7-6734-4C88-A422-B854B1B58128@microsoft.com...
> > > Really? That's excellent news if true.
> > >
> > > But ... How on earth are they going to mend a bug that seems to be hardly
> > > reported and only affects a few people? That presumes they know it exists
> > > and
> > > what causes it - but this seems to be something that only hits a very
> > > small
> > > number of users and there is no hint anywhere else on the web of any kind
> > > of
> > > reason or cure.
> > >
> > > Are you sure it's precisely this problem and not similar issues that the
> > > fix
> > > will mend?
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> > >
> > >> The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The release
> > >> should be soon.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> > >
> >
> >
(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:53 pm
Post subject: Re: Windows cannot find C: (doc) Make sure you typed the name cor [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
David
SP1 for Vista is under test too: solely a guess that both Office and Vista
SP1s will be out together. The fix list for Vista is massive - but I only
saw a preview, so I have no idea what will be in the final package.
Terry
"David" <David DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1B789EE-FC20-41D3-9D6E-8CB011EE36E9@microsoft.com...
>
> Hi there, I'm the guy who raised this issue in the first place on a couple
> of MS forums, and got no satisfactory answert.
>
> I can confirm that it's nothing to do with AV software. If I disable it, I
> still get the problem.
>
> I can also confirm that the problem is not to do with Word 2007, but with
> Vista Explorer. I get the problem whenever I try to open a Word or htm
> file
> *before* I've opened the associated application (Word or Firefox). If I
> double click the file in Explorer, I get 'Windows cannot find the file
> specified etc. etc.'.
>
> If I open the program, e.g. Word or Firefox, and *then* click the file in
> Explorer, it opens fine. I can also open the file *within* the program
> using
> File/Open.
>
> I've tried everything. I sure as heck don't want to reinstall Vista, so if
> it's true that SP1 will solve the problem I'll be very happy. But I share
> the scepticism, since it only seems to affect a small no. of users, so
> are
> Microsoft really dealing with it?
>
> Can some kind person please verify that SP1 really will deal with this
> hideously annoying problem?
>
> Many thanks,
> David
>
>
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> Jim
>>
>> The symptoms seem identical. I cannot guarantee it is the exact bug
>> because
>> I have not seen the bug in action; only reports via the newsgroups.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> "Jim Scrivener" <JimScrivener DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:581455B7-6734-4C88-A422-B854B1B58128@microsoft.com...
>> > Really? That's excellent news if true.
>> >
>> > But ... How on earth are they going to mend a bug that seems to be
>> > hardly
>> > reported and only affects a few people? That presumes they know it
>> > exists
>> > and
>> > what causes it - but this seems to be something that only hits a very
>> > small
>> > number of users and there is no hint anywhere else on the web of any
>> > kind
>> > of
>> > reason or cure.
>> >
>> > Are you sure it's precisely this problem and not similar issues that
>> > the
>> > fix
>> > will mend?
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The bug will be fixed with SP1 which is currently under test. The
>> >> release
>> >> should be soon.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>> >
>>
>>
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