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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I
get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
On Apr 14, 9:37*pm, CJB wrote:
I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady. I rephrase that - I have Word 2003 with SP3 - not Word 2007 - sorry. CJB. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
SP3 for Office 2003 blocks certain older file types from opening.
To unblock them, see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=922849 "You receive an error message when you try to open or to save a file type that was blocked by your registry policy settings in Word 2007 or in Word 2003". CJB wrote: I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install
Office 2003 Service Pack 3" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
On Apr 14, 9:58*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810.. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I have indeed downloaded the two *.reg files - one for Word and one for Excel. The instructions state just to download them but not where to put them. So I copied them from /My Downloads into /Windows/System folder. Then I rebooted the PC but the same problem - 'registry policy' - stops the old fioles from being opened. The only way I can get the raw text is to open the files into Notepad and then delete all the the formatting codes. But I really need to open the files into Word 2003. There's too many!! Luckily the CD hasn't gone bad (they have a limited life apparently) so at least the files are still accessible. Thanks again - Chris Brady. |
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On Apr 15, 10:45*am, CJB wrote:
On Apr 14, 9:58*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I have indeed downloaded the two *.reg files - one for Word and one for Excel. The instructions state just to download them but not where to put them. So I copied them from /My Downloads into /Windows/System folder. Then I rebooted the PC but the same problem - 'registry policy' - stops the old fioles from being opened. The only way I can get the raw text is to open the files into Notepad and then delete all the the formatting codes. But I really need to open the files into Word 2003. There's too many!! Luckily the CD hasn't gone bad (they have a limited life apparently) so at least the files are still accessible. Thanks again - Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This is what I used - but it didn't work - even after I rebooted the PC: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/ Method 1: Use a downloadable update to automatically re-enable all file types Microsoft has created a set of updates to re-enable all file types. To install the updates, follow these steps, Download the appropriate files from the Microsoft Download Center. To do this, click one or more of the following links: To re-enable Word file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...nblockWord.reg To re-enable Excel file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...blockExcel.reg Chris Brady. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
It doesn't matter where you download them. The Desktop is a good location
since they're single-use. What you do is double-click on them, and they automatically make the desired changes in the Registry, after which you can delete them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 10:45 am, CJB wrote: On Apr 14, 9:58 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I have indeed downloaded the two *.reg files - one for Word and one for Excel. The instructions state just to download them but not where to put them. So I copied them from /My Downloads into /Windows/System folder. Then I rebooted the PC but the same problem - 'registry policy' - stops the old fioles from being opened. The only way I can get the raw text is to open the files into Notepad and then delete all the the formatting codes. But I really need to open the files into Word 2003. There's too many!! Luckily the CD hasn't gone bad (they have a limited life apparently) so at least the files are still accessible. Thanks again - Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This is what I used - but it didn't work - even after I rebooted the PC: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/ Method 1: Use a downloadable update to automatically re-enable all file types Microsoft has created a set of updates to re-enable all file types. To install the updates, follow these steps, Download the appropriate files from the Microsoft Download Center. To do this, click one or more of the following links: To re-enable Word file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...nblockWord.reg To re-enable Excel file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...blockExcel.reg Chris Brady. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
On Apr 15, 2:02*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
It doesn't matter where you download them. The Desktop is a good location since they're single-use. What you do is double-click on them, and they automatically make the desired changes in the Registry, after which you can delete them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 10:45 am, CJB wrote: On Apr 14, 9:58 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message .... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I have indeed downloaded the two *.reg files - one for Word and one for Excel. The instructions state just to download them but not where to put them. So I copied them from /My Downloads into /Windows/System folder. Then I rebooted the PC but the same problem - 'registry policy' - stops the old fioles from being opened. The only way I can get the raw text is to open the files into Notepad and then delete all the the formatting codes. But I really need to open the files into Word 2003. There's too many!! Luckily the CD hasn't gone bad (they have a limited life apparently) so at least the files are still accessible. Thanks again - Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This is what I used - but it didn't work - even after I rebooted the PC: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/ Method 1: Use a downloadable update to automatically re-enable all file types Microsoft has created a set of updates to re-enable all file types. To install the updates, follow these steps, Download the appropriate files from the Microsoft Download Center. To do this, click one or more of the following links: To re-enable Word file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???:http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...A30-4D99-AFEF-... To re-enable Excel file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???:http://download.microsoft..com/downl...A30-4D99-AFEF-... Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ah - but I have to then right mouse click the *.reg files and merge them into the registry. It all works now. Thank you. Chris B. |
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Word 2007 unable to open archived Word 2 docs
No, honestly, if you just double-click on them, you get the same result.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 2:02 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It doesn't matter where you download them. The Desktop is a good location since they're single-use. What you do is double-click on them, and they automatically make the desired changes in the Registry, after which you can delete them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 10:45 am, CJB wrote: On Apr 14, 9:58 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See "Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810. Method 1 is what you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "CJB" wrote in message ... I need to open some Word 2 files archived to a CD into Word 2007 but I get a message stating that the operation is blocked due to a registry policy setting. I haven't a clue what that means but I DO need to open the documents to resurrect the text therein. I'm not bothered about any surviving formatting. Please can someone advise. Thank you - C.J.Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thank you for coming back to me so quickly. I have indeed downloaded the two *.reg files - one for Word and one for Excel. The instructions state just to download them but not where to put them. So I copied them from /My Downloads into /Windows/System folder. Then I rebooted the PC but the same problem - 'registry policy' - stops the old fioles from being opened. The only way I can get the raw text is to open the files into Notepad and then delete all the the formatting codes. But I really need to open the files into Word 2003. There's too many!! Luckily the CD hasn't gone bad (they have a limited life apparently) so at least the files are still accessible. Thanks again - Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This is what I used - but it didn't work - even after I rebooted the PC: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/ Method 1: Use a downloadable update to automatically re-enable all file types Microsoft has created a set of updates to re-enable all file types. To install the updates, follow these steps, Download the appropriate files from the Microsoft Download Center. To do this, click one or more of the following links: To re-enable Word file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???:http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...A30-4D99-AFEF-... To re-enable Excel file types only, save the following file to a folder on the computer - BUT TO WHICH FOLDER???:http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...A30-4D99-AFEF-... Chris Brady.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ah - but I have to then right mouse click the *.reg files and merge them into the registry. It all works now. Thank you. Chris B. |
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