Julianne,

Sounds like the program is corrupted. Your best bet is to uninstall Works
7.0 then reinstall it. Be sure that there are no files you want to keep
that are in the Works folder.

PS. Use a good free virus checking program like Avast Anti Virus.

Good Luck.

J. Dent





At 12:53 AM 4/25/2004, you wrote:
>I have a problem with my Works 7.0 wordprocessing program. (I have Windows
>XP home version.) I can create a document, but when I try to retrieve the
>saved .wps document, it always opens to symbols: boxes, y's with dots over
>them, scattered words (usually about format) and very lengthly garble
>(even if the original document only had one or two sentences). This has
>been a progressive problem rendering the program useless unless I create a
>document and print out a hard copy. I am trying to salvage the program but
>am concerned that if my pc has picked up a virus, it may gradually effect
>other applications. I sure would appreciate any help. Thank you.
>
>Julianne Stevenson
>
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