Word Cannot Open the Document or Cannot Delete File: Cannot Read From the Source File or Disk error

Error With Microsoft Word

Symptoms:
When attempting to open or save a Microsoft Word Document: Displays an error message: "Word cannot open the document. (WP Install.doc)"

Displays an error message: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk"

Closes the Autorecovery pane.

Exiting Word without touching the Autorecovery pane and choosing 'No I don't want this file', results in an error message: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk"


Microsoft KB article on Word Autorecovery: 107686

Resolution:

Delete the entire Document Recovery key then start Word found in the registry at:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Resiliency\DocumentRecovery

11.0 for office 2003
12.0 for office 2007