Microsoft KB Archive/42444

“File Does Not Exist” when Running Word under Windows

PSS ID Number: Q42444 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

3.x 4.00

MS-DOS

Problem:

When I click on a document file in Microsoft Windows, Word is started but gives me the error message:

File does not exist

I have added the line “doc= .PIF ^.DOC” to my WIN.INI file. This should allow me to load any *.DOC file into Word by just clicking on the document filename.

Response:

Windows does not pass the entire path of the document file to Word; therefore, Word looks in the directory specified with the Transfer Options command for the file. If the file does not reside in this directory, Word gives the error message:

File does not exist

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