Re: word 2003 can't open word 2000 docs

G'day "john gibb" <jgibb1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

Yes-ish. The more you devolve the file format, the less chance of
corruption remaining. Try a Maggie first though:

<From Word 2k>

Cut n paste everything except the last paragraph mark in each section
to a new document.

Then retry opening that new document in 2003.

If that doesnt work, try Save As HTML before using the file format you
suggested.

Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment)
Without prejudice


john gibb reckoned:

>Hi,
>
>I get this error when using Word 2003 to open files saved in Word 2000.
>
> Word experienced an error trying to open the file. Try these
>suggestions.
> * Check the file permissions for the document or drive.
> * Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space.
> * Open the file with the Text Recovery converter.
>
>I can open them with the Text Recovery (as well as still with Word 2000),
>but there would be hours of formatting back together again.
>
>Right now my solution is to open them in Word 2000, but I am giving up
>features I was just beginning to get used to.
>
>Word 2000 offer regular RTF and one called:
>
> Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - RTF (*.doc)
>
>Are these alternatives likely to result in minimal unformatting?
>
>thanks,
>
>-john
>
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