how can i avoid the file conversion dialog box when opening a text document?

thanks in advance.

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charlie garrett-jones
planetxsolutions.com

Tools - Options - General, Confirm conversion at open
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Ted

Hi...I have the same problem, but when I change the setting as you suggest, I
still receive the same message: File Conversion ~SALMAPP and am asked to
select a conversion, none of which show readable text. Can you suggest what
I can do? Thanks

"TedMi" wrote:

Tools - Options - General, Confirm conversion at open
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Ted

It sounds as if you are trying to open ~$LMAPP.DOT, which is the "owner
file" for the PALMAPP.DOT add-in. No matter how you open it, it's not going
to contain any usable information except your user name. Why are you trying
to open it?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"BOB" wrote in message
...
Hi...I have the same problem, but when I change the setting as you
suggest, I
still receive the same message: File Conversion ~SALMAPP and am asked to
select a conversion, none of which show readable text. Can you suggest
what
I can do? Thanks

"TedMi" wrote:

Tools - Options - General, Confirm conversion at open
--
Ted

I am at a loss as to why every time I open Word 2003 to use it I receive the
message: File conversion ~SALMAPP asking me to choose the encoding that
makes this readable....and nothing does make it readable. But I have no idea
why I am receiving this message every time I try to use the program. When I
open Word 2003 I am opening to a blank page...not trying to access anything
else? Do you have any idea?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It sounds as if you are trying to open ~$LMAPP.DOT, which is the "owner
file" for the PALMAPP.DOT add-in. No matter how you open it, it's not going
to contain any usable information except your user name. Why are you trying
to open it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"BOB" wrote in message
...
Hi...I have the same problem, but when I change the setting as you
suggest, I
still receive the same message: File Conversion ~SALMAPP and am asked to
select a conversion, none of which show readable text. Can you suggest
what
I can do? Thanks

"TedMi" wrote:

Tools - Options - General, Confirm conversion at open
--
Ted

This is an orphan temporary file - remove it from the Word startup folder -
see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


BOB wrote:
I am at a loss as to why every time I open Word 2003 to use it I
receive the message: File conversion ~SALMAPP asking me to choose
the encoding that makes this readable....and nothing does make it
readable. But I have no idea why I am receiving this message every
time I try to use the program. When I open Word 2003 I am opening to
a blank page...not trying to access anything else? Do you have any
idea?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It sounds as if you are trying to open ~$LMAPP.DOT, which is the
"owner file" for the PALMAPP.DOT add-in. No matter how you open it,
it's not going to contain any usable information except your user
name. Why are you trying to open it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

"BOB" wrote in message
...
Hi...I have the same problem, but when I change the setting as you
suggest, I still receive the same message: File Conversion
~SALMAPP and am asked to select a conversion, none of which show
readable text. Can you suggest what I can do? Thanks

"TedMi" wrote:

Tools - Options - General, Confirm conversion at open
--
Ted