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Dale Wright

December 5th 03, 09:42 PM

I'm running Microsoft's XPHome edition. When i send an
email with an attachment(word works), the recipient is
getting a message saying that thee file is not recognised
and they cannot open it. Please help

Perdita X. Dream

December 5th 03, 09:42 PM

Dale Wright wrote:
> I'm running Microsoft's XPHome edition. When i send an
> email with an attachment(word works), the recipient is
> getting a message saying that thee file is not recognised
> and they cannot open it. Please help

DUH! You moron.

I really don't know why we highly skilled technical people bother helping
you plebs. Really, I don't.

--
Perdita X. Dream

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Peter T

December 5th 03, 09:42 PM

> Dale Wright wrote:
> > I'm running Microsoft's XPHome edition. When i send an
> > email with an attachment(word works), the recipient is
> > getting a message saying that thee file is not recognised
> > and they cannot open it. Please help
>
> DUH! You moron.
>
> I really don't know why we highly skilled technical people bother helping
> you plebs. Really, I don't.
>
> --
> Perdita X. Dream

That's a bit heavy Perdita unless you have spotted something I haven't!

Possibly because they don't have Word installed - e.g. if they are running
Lotus ( apologies if Lotus can now open Word - I don't use it)

Otherwise perhaps you are using a much newer version of Word than they are -
in which case Save As an older version. The alternative is to send it as a
Rich Text File .rtf.

HTH

Peter

dale

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
>-----Original Message-----
>> Dale Wright wrote:
>> > I'm running Microsoft's XPHome edition. When i send
an
>> > email with an attachment(word works), the recipient is
>> > getting a message saying that thee file is not
recognised
>> > and they cannot open it. Please help
>>
>> DUH! You moron.
>>
>> I really don't know why we highly skilled technical
people bother helping
>> you plebs. Really, I don't.
>>
>> --
>> Perdita X. Dream
>
>That's a bit heavy Perdita unless you have spotted
something I haven't!
>
>Possibly because they don't have Word installed - e.g. if
they are running
>Lotus ( apologies if Lotus can now open Word - I don't
use it)
>
>Otherwise perhaps you are using a much newer version of
Word than they are -
>in which case Save As an older version. The alternative
is to send it as a
>Rich Text File .rtf.
>
>HTH
>
>Peter
>
>
>.
>

Peter T

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

> Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead

No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these ng's but
there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.

Pete

David Candy

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I =
call her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under her =
name. It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I don't know =
what headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to suspected =
illegit posts.

But people I know seem to like her.

--=20
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"Peter T" > wrote in message =
...
> > Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
>=20
> No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these ng's =
but
> there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.
>=20
> Pete
>=20
>=20

Kelly

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

These aren't her's David.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I call
her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under her name.
It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I don't know what
headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to suspected illegit
posts.

But people I know seem to like her.

--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"Peter T" > wrote in message
...
> > Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
>
> No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these ng's but
> there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.
>
> Pete
>
>

David Candy

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

> But people I know seem to like her.

Who was I thinking of?

--=20
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"Kelly" > wrote in message =
...
> These aren't her's David.
>=20
> --=20
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>=20
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows=AE XP]
>=20
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>=20
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>=20
>=20
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I =
call
> her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under her =
name.
> It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I don't know what
> headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to suspected =
illegit
> posts.
>=20
> But people I know seem to like her.
>=20
> --=20
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
> http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
> "Peter T" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
> >
> > No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these =
ng's but
> > there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>=20

David Candy

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

And that's what I said, just in a roundabout way...

--=20
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"Kelly" > wrote in message =
...
> These aren't her's David.
>=20
> --=20
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>=20
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows=AE XP]
>=20
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>=20
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>=20
>=20
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I =
call
> her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under her =
name.
> It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I don't know what
> headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to suspected =
illegit
> posts.
>=20
> But people I know seem to like her.
>=20
> --=20
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
> http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
> "Peter T" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
> >
> > No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these =
ng's but
> > there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>=20

Patrick

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

I got attacked by NOT-Perdita in 24hshd yesterday.
I don't think Perdita would use such foul language.
(sorry about help I might be giving NOT-Perdita)

Kelly wrote:
> These aren't her's David.
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I
> call her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under
> her name. It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I
> don't know what headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to
> suspected illegit posts.
>
> But people I know seem to like her.
>
>>> Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
>>
>> No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these
>> ng's but there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon
>> sorted.
>>
>> Pete

Jim Macklin

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

Malvern

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

Kelly's right. A daily download of the newsgroups revealed to me that the
real Perdita, aka Amethyst before, is now posting under name "Chris Lanier"
for two weeks. Name change but writing style unmistakable. I post this
with tongue in cheek as impostors will probably use THAT now.

Malv

"Kelly" > wrote in message
...
> These aren't her's David.
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> MS-MVP Win98/XP
> [AE-Windows® XP]
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
>
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know or care about. I call
> her perfidity. But she posts and someone else also posts under her name.
> It's probably not her, but my lack of interest means I don't know what
> headers are in her legit posts. So I can't compare to suspected illegit
> posts.
>
> But people I know seem to like her.
>
> --
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
> http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
> "Peter T" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy bonehead
> >
> > No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of wisdom on these ng's
but
> > there seems to be something awry today. Hope it's soon sorted.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>

Perdita X. Dream

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

Malvern wrote:
> Kelly's right. A daily download of the newsgroups revealed to me
> that the real Perdita, aka Amethyst before, is now posting under name
> "Chris Lanier" for two weeks. Name change but writing style
> unmistakable. I post this with tongue in cheek as impostors will
> probably use THAT now.

Not everyone is as stupid as you. No doubt you believe the moon is made of
green cheese too.

--
Perdita X. Dream

Please help us to help you
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Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance
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Norm

December 5th 03, 09:43 PM

Jim Macklin

December 5th 03, 09:47 PM

That wasn't really clear, basic WORKS has a word package and
WORKS SUITE has WORD, but not rest of the OFFICE
applications.
Some people think that any MS word processor "must be WORD"
and I was just making a comment to clarify the issue.

WORKS .WPS and WORD .DOC can be opened by either program IF
the converters are installed. Also, the "save as" command
allows the user to save files in many formats.

The .RTF format is universally supported by most word
processors.

"Norm" > wrote in message
m...
| What the OP is saying is that the version of Word he has
came from the Works
| package. Many if not all versions of Works include MS
Word.
|
| "Jim Macklin" >
wrote in message
| ...
| > Just a comment on the OP problem... they said
"attachments"
| > and "word works" If the OP is still reading, WORD is
one
| > program and WORKS is a different program.
| >
| > There are converters and plug-in that will allow
| > translation. But if you use the "save as" option and
save a
| > copy as an .rtf file, just about any word processor will
| > open the file.
| >
| >
| >
| > "Patrick" > wrote in message
| >
...
| > | I got attacked by NOT-Perdita in 24hshd yesterday.
| > | I don't think Perdita would use such foul language.
| > | (sorry about help I might be giving NOT-Perdita)
| > |
| > | Kelly wrote:
| > | > These aren't her's David.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > All the Best,
| > | > Kelly
| > | >
| > | > MS-MVP Win98/XP
| > | > [AE-Windows® XP]
| > | >
| > | > Troubleshooting Windows XP
| > | > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
| > | > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
| > | > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| > | >
| > | > Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
| > | > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "David Candy" > wrote in message
| > | > ...
| > | > It's not fair I have to defend someone I don't know
or
| > care about. I
| > | > call her perfidity. But she posts and someone else
also
| > posts under
| > | > her name. It's probably not her, but my lack of
interest
| > means I
| > | > don't know what headers are in her legit posts. So I
| > can't compare to
| > | > suspected illegit posts.
| > | >
| > | > But people I know seem to like her.
| > | >
| > | >>> Many thanks Peter. Perdita - what a techy
bonehead
| > | >>
| > | >> No trouble. Perdita's normally a great source of
| > wisdom on these
| > | >> ng's but there seems to be something awry today.
Hope
| > it's soon
| > | >> sorted.
| > | >>
| > | >> Pete
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >
|
|