Hello morganks1, Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:30:32 AM, you wrote: mjc> I have saved some files in my documents. I don't remember that I was mjc> given a choice as to where to save them. Now when I try to open a file, mjc> Acrobat reader tries to open it and then I get an error message that says mjc> "there was an error opening this document. File does not begin with %PDF mjc> can some one tell me how to open these files. I am using windows 98. Sounds like the file associations in Windows has got messed up - not an unusual event even for the latest incarnations <lol> To re-set a file to open with the correct program is relatively easy providing you know what it *should* open up with, but the procedure is the same. Find your file in My Documents ( or wherever it was saved ) using Windows Explorer. Now hold down the [Shift] key whilst Right clicking on the file name. A menu pops up with the option [Open with...] - click on that and you'll be presented with a list of programs on your system. Look down the list to find the program you want the file to open in, if it's not there then use the [Other] option to search on your Hard Drive for the program. Once you've chosen the relevant program, tick the [Always open with this...] box and click on [Apply]. Now you'll find that all files with the same extension as the file you've just worked on will open with the chosen program. HTH mjc> I no my machine is old but so am I and I still work sometimes. Easier to fix PC's most times <lol> -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe