Hi Brendan, No, just download and install the compatibility pack for Office and it will allow 2007/2010 docx files to be opened in 2003. Link: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3 John. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of brendan Sent: 21 January 2012 11:26 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] can't open a word document Hi, I am writing on behalf of a friend who has a word document which is in office 2007 on a vista machine. The problem now is that she has a XP machine with office 2003 and it won't let her open it, does this mean that she will have to up grade to office 2007 or is there another way around this.Hope that someone can help her out. All the best Brendan ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq