Thank you so much for the help. Keith On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:18:12 +0100 Barry <barry@yobunny.co.uk> writes: > 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 > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for this list go here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >