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Pocket Word has a serious bug in Windows Mobile 6 and may give you this error:
this device is restricted from downloading this file type

It seems that this bug of word occurs when you save a file like a plain text file instead of a word file. At that time, some microsoft intelligence hidden in microsoft word, decides to remove the administration rights you normally have on the device, and gives you guest access. Therefor, you cannot do most of the normal operations.

This is a very annoying bug of Microsoft. I have found it in HTC touch with wm6. By the way, HTC announced that they will not give an wm6.1 update, because they believe there is nothing that needs improvement in wm6.0.

Sympoms:
- Access is denied error message when trying to copy files to the phone using ActiveSync.
- Access is denied error message when trying to delete any files or copy files between folders and/or the storage card on the phone.
- You do not have permission to download that type of file in Internet Explorer when trying to download any files.
- No programs show up in Remove Programs.
- Installation Unsuccessful error messages when trying to install any applications.
- ActiveSync will fail with an error message that you should start the troubleshooter.

Solution:
- Please follow the exact steps listed below.
- Soft Reset is done with the stylus, if you press it in the little round hole that is next to the USB port of HTC touch (the other oval hole at the other side of the USB port is the microphone. Do not stick your stylus in that hole)
- Power off is done when you keep the power button (on the top) pressed and you see a message from windows, asking if you want to power off your device.

The procedure to fix and recover from this amazing bug.
1) soft reset device
2) Start / Office Mobile / Word
3) Create a new document (click on New)
4) type some text (just plain text - no formatting - it was 'plain text document') just a few characters
5) File / Save As...
6) I have selected type 'Plain Text'
7) It asked me whether I want to save it at 'Word document instead' - I clicked No.
8) I have powered off the device and did soft reset
9) Start file explorer, find the file (it was in My Device / My Documents), click on it - it opens Word again.
10) Add some formatting (I have selected part of text and changed font to bold)
11) Close Word - it asked whether to save it in Word format - this time I said Yes
12) Power-off the device and press soft reset again

Cross your fingers and it is back Ok.

If this fixes also other problems you were having with your windows mobile, please add in the comments (below) the specific error text message, so other users can benefit from this information. Please post your version info or device name. Maybe we will see some pattern in that information.