I have windows xp and office 2003. I received .docx file, that just won't
open for me. I ran file converter for 2007 several times, but it seems to be
doing nothing. When I try to save it as a doc file, or any other file, all it
does is to open pages with a lot of different scripts that I don't know how
to convert.

Please help!!

I have the same problem. I am trying to use MS Word 2000 to open .docx
files. I have downloaded the Compatibility Pack twice and installed. Still
does not work.
Help !!

"sitato" wrote:

> I have windows xp and office 2003. I received .docx file, that just won't
> open for me. I ran file converter for 2007 several times, but it seems to be
> doing nothing. When I try to save it as a doc file, or any other file, all it
> does is to open pages with a lot of different scripts that I don't know how
> to convert.
>
> Please help!!
>

In Word in Tools=>Options=>General turn on the
[x] Confirm Conversions at Open
choice. Then use File open to select the .docx file and try to open it.
Does Word popup a dialog noting the file as a Word 2007 document?

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<<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B5E76369-4164-4A17-9604-CCAE85965723@microsoft.com...
I have the same problem. I am trying to use MS Word 2000 to open .docx
files. I have downloaded the Compatibility Pack twice and installed. Still
does not work.
Help !!>>
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Bob

I followed your instructions regarding putting an "x" in Confirm
Converstions at Open and yes I do get a popup that the file is a Word 2007
Document. When I attempt to go ahead and open the .docx file I continue to
receive the error message that states "There was an error opening the file."
Thanks

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> In Word in Tools=>Options=>General turn on the
> [x] Confirm Conversions at Open
> choice. Then use File open to select the .docx file and try to open it.
> Does Word popup a dialog noting the file as a Word 2007 document?
>
> ========
> <<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B5E76369-4164-4A17-9604-CCAE85965723@microsoft.com...
> I have the same problem. I am trying to use MS Word 2000 to open .docx
> files. I have downloaded the Compatibility Pack twice and installed. Still
> does not work.
> Help !!>>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>

If it's being recognized that the file is Word 2007 document it's often that the file header or some content is damaged, although
there could be some left over temp files in the way.

From Start=>Run and Word and Outlook not running, recycle all of the files that you find using a search string of
~$*.*;*.tmp

From within Word 2000 if you create a new document put some text, etc in it then use
File=>Save As
and choose to save it as Word 2007 document.
Close Word, reopen it and try to open that .docx file you just created.

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<<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EC0973DD-CF03-4E2B-9375-5AB86A6296D5@microsoft.com...
Bob

I followed your instructions regarding putting an "x" in Confirm
Converstions at Open and yes I do get a popup that the file is a Word 2007
Document. When I attempt to go ahead and open the .docx file I continue to
receive the error message that states "There was an error opening the file."
Thanks>>
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

I too am having this problem. I followed the exact instructions on the
Microsoft website - installing office/windows updates before downloading the
conversion pack. However, every time I try to open a docx file, its giving
me the error message "There was an error opening the file." I have tried
repairing my office 2003 software, redownloading all updates, and
redownloading the coversion pack. Still no luck. Very frustrated!!!
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Microsoft shot us in the back with this format incompatibility. I made every
attempt to convert docx file to doc. I followed the MS instructions, updated
the fileFormatConverter.exe, installed all WIN update patches. However, to my
frustration, nothing worked. I'm encountering exactly what the above posts
are complaining about. This is the first time I am really disappointed with
MS.

"wipaccord" wrote:

> I too am having this problem. I followed the exact instructions on the
> Microsoft website - installing office/windows updates before downloading the
> conversion pack. However, every time I try to open a docx file, its giving
> me the error message "There was an error opening the file." I have tried
> repairing my office 2003 software, redownloading all updates, and
> redownloading the coversion pack. Still no luck. Very frustrated!!!
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>

This made no difference for me. I deleted all these files and I still cannot
open ANY docx file created by anyone else. I can create and open my own
files, but anyone else's files always display "there was an error opening the
file" - and no, this is not a permission problem as the permissions are fine.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> If it's being recognized that the file is Word 2007 document it's often that the file header or some content is damaged, although
> there could be some left over temp files in the way.
>
> From Start=>Run and Word and Outlook not running, recycle all of the files that you find using a search string of
> ~$*.*;*.tmp
>
> From within Word 2000 if you create a new document put some text, etc in it then use
> File=>Save As
> and choose to save it as Word 2007 document.
> Close Word, reopen it and try to open that .docx file you just created.
>
> ===============
> <<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EC0973DD-CF03-4E2B-9375-5AB86A6296D5@microsoft.com...
> Bob
>
> I followed your instructions regarding putting an "x" in Confirm
> Converstions at Open and yes I do get a popup that the file is a Word 2007
> Document. When I attempt to go ahead and open the .docx file I continue to
> receive the error message that states "There was an error opening the file."
> Thanks>>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>

I had similar problems. Tried adding the confirm conversion: Open the doc -
the "Convert file" dialog appears. At this point, instead of accepting the
default value "Encoded Text" Scroll down and select "Word 2007 Macro-enabled
Document", et voila... document converted :-)

Hope this works for you guys.

Cheers.

Peter

"Frank" wrote:

> This made no difference for me. I deleted all these files and I still cannot
> open ANY docx file created by anyone else. I can create and open my own
> files, but anyone else's files always display "there was an error opening the
> file" - and no, this is not a permission problem as the permissions are fine.
>
> "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
>
> > If it's being recognized that the file is Word 2007 document it's often that the file header or some content is damaged, although
> > there could be some left over temp files in the way.
> >
> > From Start=>Run and Word and Outlook not running, recycle all of the files that you find using a search string of
> > ~$*.*;*.tmp
> >
> > From within Word 2000 if you create a new document put some text, etc in it then use
> > File=>Save As
> > and choose to save it as Word 2007 document.
> > Close Word, reopen it and try to open that .docx file you just created.
> >
> > ===============
> > <<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EC0973DD-CF03-4E2B-9375-5AB86A6296D5@microsoft.com...
> > Bob
> >
> > I followed your instructions regarding putting an "x" in Confirm
> > Converstions at Open and yes I do get a popup that the file is a Word 2007
> > Document. When I attempt to go ahead and open the .docx file I continue to
> > receive the error message that states "There was an error opening the file."
> > Thanks>>
> > --
> >
> > Bob Buckland ?:-)
> > MS Office System Products MVP
> >
> > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> >
> >
> >

I don't get the option for Word 2007 Macro-enabled Document. Still not able
to convert and open the document

"Peter" wrote:

>
> I had similar problems. Tried adding the confirm conversion: Open the doc -
> the "Convert file" dialog appears. At this point, instead of accepting the
> default value "Encoded Text" Scroll down and select "Word 2007 Macro-enabled
> Document", et voila... document converted :-)
>
> Hope this works for you guys.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Peter
>
> "Frank" wrote:
>
> > This made no difference for me. I deleted all these files and I still cannot
> > open ANY docx file created by anyone else. I can create and open my own
> > files, but anyone else's files always display "there was an error opening the
> > file" - and no, this is not a permission problem as the permissions are fine.
> >
> > "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
> >
> > > If it's being recognized that the file is Word 2007 document it's often that the file header or some content is damaged, although
> > > there could be some left over temp files in the way.
> > >
> > > From Start=>Run and Word and Outlook not running, recycle all of the files that you find using a search string of
> > > ~$*.*;*.tmp
> > >
> > > From within Word 2000 if you create a new document put some text, etc in it then use
> > > File=>Save As
> > > and choose to save it as Word 2007 document.
> > > Close Word, reopen it and try to open that .docx file you just created.
> > >
> > > ===============
> > > <<"Headhurts" <Headhurts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EC0973DD-CF03-4E2B-9375-5AB86A6296D5@microsoft.com...
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > I followed your instructions regarding putting an "x" in Confirm
> > > Converstions at Open and yes I do get a popup that the file is a Word 2007
> > > Document. When I attempt to go ahead and open the .docx file I continue to
> > > receive the error message that states "There was an error opening the file."
> > > Thanks>>
> > > --
> > >
> > > Bob Buckland ?:-)
> > > MS Office System Products MVP
> > >
> > > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> > >
> > >
> > >