Can't Access Folder in Word 97

Harrywolf99 · 04-04-2007, 10:20 AM

I have Microsoft Word 97 installed on my laptop. It is used by me only, and there are no passwords or restrictions that I put in.

I differentiate among Word files by the letters after the dot. For examples a file ending ".REA" is a real estate letter, a file ending in ".est" relates to documents about my parent's estate. Today, I was looking for an "est" file so I entered a search for "*.est" to limit my search among only those files.

Instead of limiting my list to this group of files (which has worked in the past) I get a message that I am refused access to the folder and to contact my administrator. That's me!!! But I don't know what to do.

Can anyone help?

**Glaswegian** · 04-04-2007, 12:45 PM

Hi

Can I just check I understand correctly. Instead of saving a file as say, Test Estate.doc you would save it as Test Estate.est - is that correct?

Harrywolf99 · 04-04-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Glaswegian

Hi

Can I just check I understand correctly. Instead of saving a file as say, Test Estate.doc you would save it as Test Estate.est - is that correct?

Yesw, that is correct. Now when I am trying to isolate that type of file, I am not allowed access

**Glaswegian** · 04-04-2007, 04:02 PM

By changing the file extension, does that not make the file into something else?
.est files are associated with Ice2000, Webalizer and Microsoft Streets & Trips. Poor Word is probably thoroughly confused. In Windows Explorer try renaming them back to .doc and see if that helps.

04-04-2007, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Harrywolf99 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Can't Access Folder in Word 97 I have Microsoft Word 97 installed on my laptop. It is used by me only, and there are no passwords or restrictions that I put in. I differentiate among Word files by the letters after the dot. For examples a file ending ".REA" is a real estate letter, a file ending in ".est" relates to documents about my parent's estate. Today, I was looking for an "est" file so I entered a search for ".est" to limit my search among only those files. Instead of limiting my list to this group of files (which has worked in the past) I get a message that I am refused access to the folder and to contact my administrator. That's me!!! But I don't know what to do. Can anyone help? Last edited by Harrywolf99; 04-04-2007 at 10:23 AM. Reason: typo*

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