Wordpad (.doc problem)

[Birth]

Hi,

Since about 4, 5 months now I can not save as a .doc type of file with
Wordpad.
The (.DOC) is not there anymore in the Save As. And I'm pretty sure it
was there before...
All that is left is RTF, TXT, MS-DOS Format and Unicode.
I can still load .doc files but can not save them.

I tried this from another troubled user:
>It on your XP CD. You can use the Expand button in the System Configuration
>tool (Start> Run> MSCONFIG) to grab a single file out of the i386 folder. If
>your Windows was preinstalled, check your hard drive for an i386 folder. The
>default location for Wordpad is:
> "<x:>\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"
>
>Replace <x:> with the drive letter where your main Program Files folder
>resides (usually C:)
>
>--
>Sharon F
>Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
But it just replaces the EXE

I just tried Install on Wordpad.inf but it's the same :(

Is there a way to fix this without reinstalling XP or I'm I doin it
wrong?

CONTENT OF MY WORDPAD.INI
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Options]
WordSel=0
Units=0
Maximized=0
FrameRect=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
PageMargin=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DefaultFormat=5
[Text]
Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
Wrap=0
BarState0=0
BarState1=0
[RTF]
Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
Wrap=0
BarState0=0
BarState1=0
[Word6]
Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
Wrap=0
BarState0=0
BarState1=0
[Write]
Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
Wrap=0
BarState0=0
BarState1=0
[IP]
Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
Wrap=0
BarState0=0
BarState1=0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We can see that Word6 is there.

I have XP Pro with Service Pack 1 and all of the other upgrades.

Thanks

Robert

[Jim Macklin]

..doc is a file format for MS WORD, WordPad does not support
saving .doc files...you may have opened a .doc file at one
time, it would save as .rtf.

Nothing wrong with your setup, only your expectation.



"Birth" > wrote in message
...
|
| Hi,
|
| Since about 4, 5 months now I can not save as a .doc type
of file with
| Wordpad.
| The (.DOC) is not there anymore in the Save As. And I'm
pretty sure it
| was there before...
| All that is left is RTF, TXT, MS-DOS Format and Unicode.
| I can still load .doc files but can not save them.
|
| I tried this from another troubled user:
| >It on your XP CD. You can use the Expand button in the
System Configuration
| >tool (Start> Run> MSCONFIG) to grab a single file out of
the i386 folder. If
| >your Windows was preinstalled, check your hard drive for
an i386 folder. The
| >default location for Wordpad is:
| > "<x:>\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"
| >
| >Replace <x:> with the drive letter where your main
Program Files folder
| >resides (usually C:)
| >
| >--
| >Sharon F
| >Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
| But it just replaces the EXE
|
| I just tried Install on Wordpad.inf but it's the same :(
|
| Is there a way to fix this without reinstalling XP or I'm
I doin it
| wrong?
|
| CONTENT OF MY WORDPAD.INI
| ----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------
| [Options]
| WordSel=0
| Units=0
| Maximized=0
| FrameRect=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
| PageMargin=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
| DefaultFormat=5
| [Text]
| Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| Wrap=0
| BarState0=0
| BarState1=0
| [RTF]
| Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| Wrap=0
| BarState0=0
| BarState1=0
| [Word6]
| Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| Wrap=0
| BarState0=0
| BarState1=0
| [Write]
| Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| Wrap=0
| BarState0=0
| BarState1=0
| [IP]
| Layout2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| LayoutAux2=CAAAAAAAAAFAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAA
| Wrap=0
| BarState0=0
| BarState1=0
| ----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------
| We can see that Word6 is there.
|
| I have XP Pro with Service Pack 1 and all of the other
upgrades.
|
| Thanks
|
| Robert
|

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:43:22 GMT, Birth > wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>Since about 4, 5 months now I can not save as a .doc type of file with
>Wordpad.
>The (.DOC) is not there anymore in the Save As. And I'm pretty sure it
>was there before...
>All that is left is RTF, TXT, MS-DOS Format and Unicode.
>I can still load .doc files but can not save them.

Your memory is correct. Or we're both mis-remembering the same thing. ;)

Older versions of Wordpad did allow a save a DOC file - a specific
version. And they could read DOC files created with Word reasonably
well.

Bad news: XP's Wordpad does not do this. The RTF format can be used if
you are going to interchange documents between Wordpad and Word. Both
programs can work with the file type (it is less complex than the DOC
format that the newer versions of Word use).

Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]