On PC with reported issue, I was running Win 10 and Office 2003 with no issues.
(On another PC, I was running Win 11 with One Drive and Office 2003 with no issue.)
I just updated the PC with the reported issue, from Win 10 to Win 11.
Tested both Word 2003 and Excell 2003. (Both Office 2003 applications have same issue.)
If I open a file from a window (on either D drive or One Drive), File opens fine, but...
"Save As" brings up a mostly blank window that never populates.
If I hit any button on window Word/Excell stops working.
To Fix, Un-Sync OneDrive "DeskTop"
Then, both Excel 2003 and Word 2003 work fine, "Save As" Works.
Steps to fix
- Right click little white Cloud on bottom right of task bar
- Select "Settings"
- Select "Sync and backup"
- Turn OFF "DeskTop"
That simple, took hours to figure out, hope this helps.
P.S. Is Anyone willing to part with a legal copy of Office 2007 (with Prod Key) or later? Maybe that version would work better?