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date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:45:32 -0700 (PDT),
group: microsoft.public.office.misc
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Re: Office 2003 and 2007 compatability
You're saying that you have some Word files (presumably *.doc format) that
have never been touched by Word 2007, yet cannot be opened by Word 2003 when
you copy them back to your old computer?
This cannot possibly have anything to do with Word 2007. Word 2007 does not
"taint" files it hasn't opened and saved. Even if the files are in .docx
format, Word 2003 can still open them if the Office 2007 compatibility pack
(free from Microsoft) is installed.
If Word 2003 can no longer open the files, then something is wrong with Word
2003 on your old computer. Try starting Word in safe mode--hold down Ctrl as
Word is starting, then click Yes to starting in safe mode.
When you say "cannot open", what exactly happens when you try? Is there an
error message? Does Word 2003 say that they're not Word files? If so, then
it sounds like a virus might've coincided with your moving to the new
computer and Office 2007 trial (was antivirus software installed?), which
while unfortunate, would not have anything to do with Office 2007.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
wrote in message
news:163357ef-77a4-48a5-88a5-e501527f8e8b@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>I have been using Office 2003. Unfortunately when I got my new laptop
> up and running it had Vista & Office 2007. It did the Office 2007 90
> day free trial. I am near the end of the trial and hate it of course
> and want to go back to Office 2003, however 2003 on my other computer
> will now not open any of my documents because they have all been
> tainted by 2007. Even if they were created in 2003 and never opened
> or edited in 2007, they still will not now open in 2003. Help! I'm
> going nuts here.
date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:57:11 -0400
author: Herb Tyson [MVP]
Re: Office 2003 and 2007 compatability
There is a converter for free on the Microsoft download website too.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466
«Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007
File Formats
Brief Description
Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file
formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.»
It might be a good idea to install this, just in case you have to share
documents with someone using Office 2007.
Cheers,
Earle
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
news:e9e$CXT4IHA.1952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Uninstall the trial version of Office 2007, then
> restart your computer.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> wrote in message
> news:163357ef-77a4-48a5-88a5-e501527f8e8b@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> I have been using Office 2003. Unfortunately when I got my new laptop
> up and running it had Vista & Office 2007. It did the Office 2007 90
> day free trial. I am near the end of the trial and hate it of course
> and want to go back to Office 2003, however 2003 on my other computer
> will now not open any of my documents because they have all been
> tainted by 2007. Even if they were created in 2003 and never opened
> or edited in 2007, they still will not now open in 2003. Help! I'm
> going nuts here.
date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:13:47 -0600
author: Earle Horton
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