Can't edit word documents anymore...

[richard_1979]

Just posted this in the tardme forums but thought I might have more luck here :)

So I go to do my university assignment which is due tomorrow, and suddenly I can't edit any microsoft word documents... Everytime I go to type, nothing heppens, but a bar along the bottom says "This command is not available because the document is locked for edit." Office XP by the way. I've updated virus definitions and done a scan, no luck... so what's up? This could be a real bummer in terms of how my assignment goes tonight, although I guess I could just do it in an email and mail it to another computer to chuck into word and print out... but anyone have any thoughts? :)

[siti]

If you have fast internet or a cd of it you could grab OpenOffice.org. Not quite as good as MS Word but should work:)

[cadmax]

been there done that :( reinstall office
uninstall it first ;)

it worked for me last time :)

good luck
if that dont work try a copy, past but use Ctrl c & Ctrl v

all the best

[Antallica]

You've activated your copy?

[bob_dole_nz]

Did you run spybot at all?

I killed both Works and Word with it.

[richard_1979]

A reinstall fixed it... Veeeeery strange. Thanks for your help guys! :)

[cadmax]

i think they just put that in there to pi** people off :(

good luck with your assignment next day :)

[dumass]

When that RPC security hole came out and Massey was hit 1/2 of their computers did that in MS word.

I suggest a virus scan.

[whetu]

Originally posted by siti
If you have fast internet or a cd of it you could grab OpenOffice.org. Not quite as good as MS Word but should work:)

what's wrong with wordpad? :rolleyes:

the alternative however is to code it in html (not at all hard).. has the advantage of platform independance...

[sparkles]

Originally posted by whetu
what's wrong with wordpad? :rolleyes:

whats wrong with it?!

BLOATWARE! :p :p :p

vi for life! :D :rolleyes:

[TheChosen_1]

Originally posted by sparkles
whats wrong with it?!

BLOATWARE! :p :p :p

vi for life! :D :rolleyes:

LOL vi needs to die, joe editor for life :D

[Grrr!!]

Also, check these, especially if you're a member of a network domain, windows has a habit of ****ing around with them:

I've had the problem before that system policies enforced by other computers make my documents unsuable.

[varkk]

Originally posted by TheChosen_1
LOL vi needs to die, joe editor for life :D

pfft, pico is teh win