Re: There was an error opening the file

It is possible the file is corrupt. Depending on the level of corruption, it may or may not be possible to salvage something of it. If you send me a copy of the file, I will take a look at it - no promises, though.

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Enjoy,
Tony

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"Servias" <Servias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ED5113AB-3AA3-4C3E-98FB-7AC31FDFEB76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
No this didn't help because the person who sent it cannot open in word
97-2003. She want me to convert it for her, but now it's giving me an error
when opening.

What do I do? I have done almost everything.


"ryan.will.be@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'm trying to open a .docx file in Word 2003, and get this error
"There was an error opening the file". Real descriptive eh? There are
no more details at all. I have downloaded and installed the office
2007 converter, I have updated office 2003 to the newest service pack,
as well as installed all the winxp updates available. I have tried re-
installing the converter after this. I have tried, what some have
suggested, checking the box in the options -> general tab to have the
conversion prompt appear, but none of these have worked. The same
error keeps appearing. I'd be happy to offer any more information if I
haven't included it here. Any help or suggestions that anyone can
offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time.


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