Word2000 won't open .txt files

I'm running Office 2000 under Win 98. I have the file association set correctly (I think). When I select a .txt file in Windows Explorer, it loads Word 2000, then the error msg "The file name or path is not valid. *Chech file permissions for the document or drive. *Use the file open dialog box to locate the document." I click OK and the next error msg "The document name or path is not valid. etc. " I click OK and Word opens in a new document.....
What am I doing wrong?

 

I agree with Steve; use Notepad for editting text files (or another dedicated text file editor [for example NoteTab is a personal favourite at the moment). The problem with Word is that it can add characters into a text file that you don't want there.

However, I would be a little concerned that you seem to have an error opening text files with Word - it should do it fine.

IMHO the easiest way to set a file association is to :

1. Delete the current assignment
2. Double click on a file with the extension in question
3. Windows will then pop up a dialogue box asking you which application you wish to use with this type of file. Select the application and tick the box for "Always use this program to open these files ".

That method is a lot easier and likely problem-free than trying to set up the association manually.

If you still get the problem try opening the text document from within Word. In other words:

1. open Word
2. Select open
3. browse to the file to open and open it from within Word's Open dialogue.

If that doesn't work, I'd say you have a problem with Word!

 

As an aside, the only time I've found the method described in my earlier post for assigning an application to a file type is with Word assignment to a *.dot file. If you use this method, you'll open the template when double clicking on a *.dot rather than a copy of the template.

 

Thanks Steve,
but I have some very large .txt files, and Notepad or Wordpad are not that good, I'm not sure of the limit, but there is one.......

 

Thank you Reggie,

I have been useing the start Word, select open, method to edit files.

I have tried, in the past, to reset the file association from the "tools - folder options" menu, but it never worked.

However, using the method you described, I find that I can now open .txt files with a single click...........

Once again, thank you very much,

Frank.