Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:36:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Gregory Pavelcak <gp@wilde.oit.umass.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Sorry Windows Question but Important Message-ID: <200204120036.g3C0apYY021511@wilde.oit.umass.edu>
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Hello all, A friend of mine has been working hard on a paper. She put it on a floppy and now can't open it. Here are some symptoms: -The file is a Word doc but does not show up that way when listed in Windows98. I could swear I saw `arch' somewhere, but I don't remember where. -I can mount the floppy with -t msdos, but when I try to cp, cat, or even get the properties of the file with file, my laptop reboots with `isa_dma check no physical page present'. -If you try to open it with Word, a Word window opens and flashes at you. Eventually, an error window opens saying `The document name or path is not valid'. It suggests using the file open dialog to locate the doc and checking the file's and disk's permissions. (Other Word docs on the floppy will open byt the way.) If I try to follow the advice, I get `Explorer performed an illegal operation and will be shut down'. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The poor woman is frantic. It's time to reach out in a spirit of good will to a poor Windows user and forgive me for the off-topic post. Thanks. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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