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Pre-release Compatibility
I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided
to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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Pre-release Compatibility
The compatibility pack doesn't work on the original beta files. Were you
running the Tech Refresh version? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "David E" wrote in message ... I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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Pre-release Compatibility
No, I did not install the TR version.
Here's what I've done as a work around - I've installed a trial version of Office 2007 (selected the Customize option to install only the programs I wanted and to keep the old versions), and opened the files using Word 2007, then saved them as Word 97-2003 files. Word 2003 was then able to open them. A clearer error message, or a clearer explanation of the limitations of the CP would have been helpful. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: The compatibility pack doesn't work on the original beta files. Were you running the Tech Refresh version? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "David E" wrote in message ... I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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I'm glad you found a workaround. I'll bet you appreciate why most of us were
telling people to download the beta with caution. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher "David E" wrote in message ... No, I did not install the TR version. Here's what I've done as a work around - I've installed a trial version of Office 2007 (selected the Customize option to install only the programs I wanted and to keep the old versions), and opened the files using Word 2007, then saved them as Word 97-2003 files. Word 2003 was then able to open them. A clearer error message, or a clearer explanation of the limitations of the CP would have been helpful. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: The compatibility pack doesn't work on the original beta files. Were you running the Tech Refresh version? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "David E" wrote in message ... I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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Indeed!
And I don't recommend the work around either as even though I had checked "don't remove older versions," I've still had to do a re-install of 2003 (and to go find the original CD to do it). This has been only slightly less annoying than re-creating the documents from scratch. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I'm glad you found a workaround. I'll bet you appreciate why most of us were telling people to download the beta with caution. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher "David E" wrote in message ... No, I did not install the TR version. Here's what I've done as a work around - I've installed a trial version of Office 2007 (selected the Customize option to install only the programs I wanted and to keep the old versions), and opened the files using Word 2007, then saved them as Word 97-2003 files. Word 2003 was then able to open them. A clearer error message, or a clearer explanation of the limitations of the CP would have been helpful. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: The compatibility pack doesn't work on the original beta files. Were you running the Tech Refresh version? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "David E" wrote in message ... I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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Sometimes we learn important lessons the hard way. It ain't fun but they
REALLY stick. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher "David E" wrote in message ... Indeed! And I don't recommend the work around either as even though I had checked "don't remove older versions," I've still had to do a re-install of 2003 (and to go find the original CD to do it). This has been only slightly less annoying than re-creating the documents from scratch. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I'm glad you found a workaround. I'll bet you appreciate why most of us were telling people to download the beta with caution. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher "David E" wrote in message ... No, I did not install the TR version. Here's what I've done as a work around - I've installed a trial version of Office 2007 (selected the Customize option to install only the programs I wanted and to keep the old versions), and opened the files using Word 2007, then saved them as Word 97-2003 files. Word 2003 was then able to open them. A clearer error message, or a clearer explanation of the limitations of the CP would have been helpful. "JoAnn Paules" wrote: The compatibility pack doesn't work on the original beta files. Were you running the Tech Refresh version? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "David E" wrote in message ... I used the pre-release version of Office 2007 for a brief time, but decided to stick with 2003. I have installed the Compatibility Pack, but when I try and open some of the Word files created using beta-Word 07, I get the error message: "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version of the CP?" But this makes no sense since the file I am trying to open IS a pre-release file, and the CP I am using is the latest version. Help! |
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Pre-release Compatibility
On Mar 15, 8:04 pm, "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
Sometimes we learn important lessons the hard way. It ain't fun but they REALLY stick. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher I have a feeling I'm learning one of those hard lessons, but I'm hopeful that there's a solution. I'm also having trouble opening a file saved in a pre-release version of Word 2007. The problem is it was saved as a Word 97-2003 document (I would think to ensure compatibility) but now won't open in either Word 2007 or Word 2003 with compatibility pack. I just keep getting an error message saying "This document was created in a pre-release version of Word 2007 and cannot be opened in this version". This is a VERY important document containing many hours of notes taken for a research project. Is there any way to convert/open this file? Why can't I open a document saved in "compatibility mode"??? Any help is VERY much appreciated. |
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Pre-release Compatibility
The answer is in that error message. It was saved with a beta version of
Word and is not compatible with the released version. I didn't run the beta for several reasons so I can't tell you how to correct it. I would try to open the document with Notepad or WordPad and see it that would work. Even if it's just text, it's better than nothing. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 15, 8:04 pm, "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Sometimes we learn important lessons the hard way. It ain't fun but they REALLY stick. -- JoAnn Paules Microsoft MVP - Publisher I have a feeling I'm learning one of those hard lessons, but I'm hopeful that there's a solution. I'm also having trouble opening a file saved in a pre-release version of Word 2007. The problem is it was saved as a Word 97-2003 document (I would think to ensure compatibility) but now won't open in either Word 2007 or Word 2003 with compatibility pack. I just keep getting an error message saying "This document was created in a pre-release version of Word 2007 and cannot be opened in this version". This is a VERY important document containing many hours of notes taken for a research project. Is there any way to convert/open this file? Why can't I open a document saved in "compatibility mode"??? Any help is VERY much appreciated. |
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