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Hi ?B?bmV2bzYxMw==?=,
How do I open a document written in Word 2.0 with Word 2003 - all I get is gibberish... You should be able to, provided 1) the document is damaged and 2) you have the Word 2.0 converter installed. This converter isn't included in the Office 2003 installation, but I think you can get it from MS Support. As I understand it, you can call and reference the KB article 822346, saying you need a converter that's not supplied with Office 2003 and is also not in the Office 2003 supplemental converter pack. Then tell them which conversion you need to perform. They should give you a "hotfix", a URL to download the converter pack, and a password for the download. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Thanks for the info - but I have not been able to get anywhere requesting the
hot fix you mentioned. I am not in the States and although there is a local Microsoft branch here - they have no idea what I'm talking about. Is there anyplace you know of online that I can download this file - or perhaps if you have access to it you can send me a copy. Thanks for your help! Marty "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?bmV2bzYxMw==?=, How do I open a document written in Word 2.0 with Word 2003 - all I get is gibberish... You should be able to, provided 1) the document is damaged and 2) you have the Word 2.0 converter installed. This converter isn't included in the Office 2003 installation, but I think you can get it from MS Support. As I understand it, you can call and reference the KB article 822346, saying you need a converter that's not supplied with Office 2003 and is also not in the Office 2003 supplemental converter pack. Then tell them which conversion you need to perform. They should give you a "hotfix", a URL to download the converter pack, and a password for the download. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi Marty,
Thanks for the info - but I have not been able to get anywhere requesting the hot fix you mentioned. I am not in the States and although there is a local Microsoft branch here - they have no idea what I'm talking about. Is there anyplace you know of online that I can download this file - or perhaps if you have access to it you can send me a copy. The file name is WNWRD232.cnv, you might check whether it's on your system. If not you can send me an email (so that I'll have your address). You need to use my name, as one word, followed by at mvps dot org. (The email address I use in the NGs goes to a "blackhole".) Be sure to use a meaningful subject line, so that I don't delete it with the junk :-) Once you have the cnv file, it needs to go into the folder: TextConv under Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared. (It may already be there.) In order to register it, activate "Confirm conversions on open" in Tools/Options/General, then try to open a non-document file (such as a graphic). Word will list all the converters it finds in TextConv, select the Word 2.0 entry; the graphics file won't open, but now you should see the converter listed in the Open and Save As dialog boxes. I'd be very interested in the details of how you weren't able to get the convert from support, if you wouldn't mind (by email). I can forward them to PSS in Redmond in the hopes that they can get this sorted out, so that the next person doesn't run into the same problems! Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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