all previously fine, but suddenly cannot attach word documents to email - 
either in hotmail , outitgoes, etc.  error message appears after v long time 
saying may be a problem with file name.... but these are the samke as before 
problem. excel files will attach fine...

As you are using Hotmail, this issue would be nothing to do with Word.

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"Simon Lewis" <Simon Lewis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> all previously fine, but suddenly cannot attach word documents to email -
> either in hotmail , outitgoes, etc.  error message appears after v long 
> time
> saying may be a problem with file name.... but these are the samke as 
> before
> problem. excel files will attach fine...