Re: File conversion at Word startup

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I have had the same problem for the past few years. Word thinks my documents
need to be converted from English to some other language, usually Spanish but
just today, Japanese. It reads as Unicode or similar.

I have received prompts asking me if I wanted to install/convert, to which I
always replied No. Today, however, Word simply converted the document to
Japanese/Unicode, and then did the same thing with all subsequent Word
documents. I cannot access any existing Word document without it converting.
I can create new documents in English.

I have followed the steps you have suggested to previous posters. However,
I have not been able to find Converter in the StartUp folder, despite turning
on Show Hidden Files.

I am surprised this function comes up unasked; I would have thought it would
be a command that would have to be actively selected from the Tools or Format
menus. I need to undo the conversion ASAP.

Thanks.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In the Search window, choose Tools | Folder Options | View and choose the
radio button for "Show hidden files and folders."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Sadie" <Sadie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If you say file is there, I know it must be. Just do not know how to
include
hidden and system files. To search I used (1) Windows Desktop Search (2)
Search from the Start screen. Appreciate your providing search method you
used.
Note: I did not proceed as far as Kilham did so possibly that may be why
I
did not receive same error.
Sadie


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The file is ~$TbRun9.dot, not $TbRun9.dot, and it is clearly located in
the
Word or Office Startup folder (according to the error message you are
receiving). When you searched, did you include hidden and system files
and
folders in the search?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Sadie" <Sadie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Same began occurring in last few days with Word 2003 but file
$TbRun9.dot
file not found via search. Any other clues as to how to avoid
receiving
the
file conversion error message so document can be accessed?
--
Sadie


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This is a temporary file (the "owner" file) left over from a
TextBridge OCR add-in that has evidently been removed. Delete the
~$TbRun9.dot file from the Startup folder, and you will not be
troubled
again.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Ray Kilham" <RayKilham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When opening Word or an extisting document I get a box saying the
following:
File conversion. please select the encoding that makes your
document
readable, if I click either cancel or ok this box goes and I get
another
box
saying Word cannot open this document template, underneath this it
says
(C:\...\STARTUP\~$TbRun9.doc)

If I click the OK button the document opens, this has just started
to
happen, any ideas please.

Rayk






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