Word 2000 is pretty old these days. How was the file created? If it was created in Word, then check on what version of Word it was. The version that wrote it should presumably be able to read it. MS has been steadily increasing limits on files, etc, with each new release. Regards, Dave S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carneal" <carnealre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:09 PM Subject: [mso] Word 2000 Filesize limit? > Hello everyone- > > Is there anyway at all to get around or turn off the limit to a file size > Word 2000 can open? I have a genealogy file of roughly *800 MB*, and it > starts off as if it is going to open it. A few real minutes later (About > four minutes), it will display the top portion of the file briefly, but > immediately proceeds to give me an error. > > I am using a computer with 3.8G of memory, and AMD Athlon XP processor > (1.66G), and 100 G hard drive, 72G free. I should have the room. > > Ok, according my book, 32MB is the limitation for Word to open a file. Ug. > I > could have sworn I saw people opening bigger files. Any help would be > appreciated. Thanks. > > Robert > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the > dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email > address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your > email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix > it: > http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm > ************************************************************* > ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************