Microsoft KB Archive/275416

= WD2001: Error Message When You Save an Older Version of a Document =

Article ID: 275416

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q275416



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Versions feature in Word and you try to save an older version of a document, the file is not saved, and the following error message appears:

The disk is full or too many files are open. (document name)



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Copy and Save the Version in a New Word Document
To copy the version to a new Word document, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Word, click Versions on the File menu.
 * 2) Select the version that you want to save, and then click Open.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Select All.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 5) Create a new document.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, click Paste.
 * 7) On the File menu, click Save.
 * 8) Name the document, and then click Save.

Method 2: Save the Version as a Web Page or as a Rich Text Format Document
To save the version as a Web page or as a Rich Text Format document, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Word, click Versions on the File menu.
 * 2) Select the version that you want to save, and then click Open.
 * 3) On the File menu, click Save As.
 * 4) In the Format box, choose a format such as Web Page or Rich Text Format.
 * 5) Name the document, and then click Save.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: off2001kb mac macword WD2001KB save previous alert message WD2001

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB275416

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