MS word issue

[kipg]

i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on another thread.

i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many .doc files
(office2000). having them back in my system (xp, 32k), i notice that when i
roll the cursor over the file names, i see the various mb file sizes - and
all that looks 'normal.' HOWEVER when i actually click to open these various
documents, i get an error message regarding the converter mswrd632.

i looked up this error and performed the deletion of the registry key
concerning wordpad6 (i actually exported it to my desktop in case i need it).
i now no longer get the error message, but when the recovered word document
opens, is full of garbled letters, symbols and whatnot. in a word: unusable.

this problem only exists on the recovered documents - not newly created/save
docs. and in case you were curious - these recovered docs, were not
originally infected -and, as i already mentioned, appear to have the correct
mb size.

how do i make these recovered word docs 'normal'? i had the idea that if i
uninstalled my office 200 suite and then reinstalled it - this might do the
trick. but i don't know. Any other suggestions?

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"kipg" <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
news:F55D0716-E3CA-44D8-BCC7-728F2F297D53@microsoft.com...
> i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on another thread.
>
> i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many .doc files
> (office2000). having them back in my system (xp, 32k), i notice that when
> i
> roll the cursor over the file names, i see the various mb file sizes - and
> all that looks 'normal.' HOWEVER when i actually click to open these
> various
> documents, i get an error message regarding the converter mswrd632.
>
> i looked up this error and performed the deletion of the registry key
> concerning wordpad6 (i actually exported it to my desktop in case i need
> it).
> i now no longer get the error message, but when the recovered word
> document
> opens, is full of garbled letters, symbols and whatnot. in a word:
> unusable.
>
> this problem only exists on the recovered documents - not newly
> created/save
> docs. and in case you were curious - these recovered docs, were not
> originally infected -and, as i already mentioned, appear to have the
> correct
> mb size.
>
> how do i make these recovered word docs 'normal'? i had the idea that if i
> uninstalled my office 200 suite and then reinstalled it - this might do
> the
> trick. but i don't know. Any other suggestions?

Best to ask the experts in a Word newsgroup.

 

[thanatoid]

=?Utf-8?B?a2lwZw==?= <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:F55D0716-E3CA-44D8-BCC7-728F2F297D53@microsoft.com:

> i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on
> another thread.
>
> i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many
> .doc files (office2000).

<SNIP>

Are you using the same version of Word to open them with as the
one they were created with?

MS likes to keep changing the .doc format to force millions of
helpless victims to buy "updated" software. And the new software
will not always read the old files, let alone vice versa.

Yet another reason not to use MS Office.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> said this in news item
news:Xns9CFBAC2F3F37Ethanexit@188.40.43.245...
> =?Utf-8?B?a2lwZw==?= <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:F55D0716-E3CA-44D8-BCC7-728F2F297D53@microsoft.com:
>
>> i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on
>> another thread.
>>
>> i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many
>> .doc files (office2000).
>
> <SNIP>
>
> Are you using the same version of Word to open them with as the
> one they were created with?
>
> MS likes to keep changing the .doc format to force millions of
> helpless victims to buy "updated" software. And the new software
> will not always read the old files, let alone vice versa.
>
> Yet another reason not to use MS Office.

Rubbish. You can download an MS Office Compatibility Pack, free of charge,
that lets you open and modify documents that were created with new versions
of MS Office even when your machine uses an old version. There may be other
reasons why you would not want to use MS Office but this is not one of them.

 

[Gord Dibben]

What a load of crap spilling off the end of your typing finger.


Gord

On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:540 +0000 (UTC), thanatoid
<waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote:

>MS likes to keep changing the .doc format to force millions of
>helpless victims to buy "updated" software. And the new software
>will not always read the old files, let alone vice versa.

 

[thanatoid]

Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in
news:4m5ik5hcm19jhrc3r90ct6brf55km9bhav@4ax.com:

> What a load of crap spilling off the end of your typing
> finger.

I actually use 4-5 fingers between the two hands. Depends on how
much coffee I've had.

<SNIP>

 

[HeyBub]

thanatoid wrote:
> =?Utf-8?B?a2lwZw==?= <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:F55D0716-E3CA-44D8-BCC7-728F2F297D53@microsoft.com:
>
>> i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on
>> another thread.
>>
>> i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many
>> .doc files (office2000).
>
> <SNIP>
>
> Are you using the same version of Word to open them with as the
> one they were created with?
>
> MS likes to keep changing the .doc format to force millions of
> helpless victims to buy "updated" software. And the new software
> will not always read the old files, let alone vice versa.
>
> Yet another reason not to use MS Office.

Bullshit. All versions of Office will open all previous versions of Office
documents.

 

[kipg]

actually, it is the same word program as before - office2000. i have not
installed a newer word program. as for the compatability pack - i have
already downloaded it, but have yet to install (but this is a different issue
related to my current problem).

any other ideas?

thanks to you all.

~k



"Rey Santos" wrote:

> I recent have asimillar problem as descxribed trying to open a word document
> (.docx files) created using Office 2007 using Office 2003. I was able to
> open the documents but I only see unreadable symbols. Found the fix bellow:
>
> How to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack so that you can use
> earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and to save files
> from 2007 Office programs
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "kipg" wrote:
>
> > i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on another thread.
> >
> > i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many .doc files
> > (office2000). having them back in my system (xp, 32k), i notice that when i
> > roll the cursor over the file names, i see the various mb file sizes - and
> > all that looks 'normal.' HOWEVER when i actually click to open these various
> > documents, i get an error message regarding the converter mswrd632.
> >
> > i looked up this error and performed the deletion of the registry key
> > concerning wordpad6 (i actually exported it to my desktop in case i need it).
> > i now no longer get the error message, but when the recovered word document
> > opens, is full of garbled letters, symbols and whatnot. in a word: unusable.
> >
> > this problem only exists on the recovered documents - not newly created/save
> > docs. and in case you were curious - these recovered docs, were not
> > originally infected -and, as i already mentioned, appear to have the correct
> > mb size.
> >
> > how do i make these recovered word docs 'normal'? i had the idea that if i
> > uninstalled my office 200 suite and then reinstalled it - this might do the
> > trick. but i don't know. Any other suggestions?

 

[kipg]

if you will reply with posting a link here, i will be happy to re-post there.
thanks.

~k



"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

>
>
> "kipg" <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
> news:F55D0716-E3CA-44D8-BCC7-728F2F297D53@microsoft.com...
> > i have a couple of issues, so i will address the other on another thread.
> >
> > i recently had to do a data recovery, among which were many .doc files
> > (office2000). having them back in my system (xp, 32k), i notice that when
> > i
> > roll the cursor over the file names, i see the various mb file sizes - and
> > all that looks 'normal.' HOWEVER when i actually click to open these
> > various
> > documents, i get an error message regarding the converter mswrd632.
> >
> > i looked up this error and performed the deletion of the registry key
> > concerning wordpad6 (i actually exported it to my desktop in case i need
> > it).
> > i now no longer get the error message, but when the recovered word
> > document
> > opens, is full of garbled letters, symbols and whatnot. in a word:
> > unusable.
> >
> > this problem only exists on the recovered documents - not newly
> > created/save
> > docs. and in case you were curious - these recovered docs, were not
> > originally infected -and, as i already mentioned, appear to have the
> > correct
> > mb size.
> >
> > how do i make these recovered word docs 'normal'? i had the idea that if i
> > uninstalled my office 200 suite and then reinstalled it - this might do
> > the
> > trick. but i don't know. Any other suggestions?
>
> Best to ask the experts in a Word newsgroup.
>
> .
>

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"kipg" <kipg@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
news:53EC2B75-7C8D-4623-AC16-975F923F8B2F@microsoft.com...
> if you will reply with posting a link here, i will be happy to re-post
> there.
> thanks.
>
> ~k

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