You could install 'Open Office'. That will open in MS '.docx' format. Then you could save it in '.doc' format, then reload it back into your MS Office 2000 or 2003. > From: lasermc@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Re: Can't open docx files w/ Office profesional 2003 > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:41:39 -0500 > > No, file is not corrupt. Have 3 files received in e-mail and same for all. > I can save to thumb drive and take to my sons laptop (running Vista and OP > 2003) and they open.....is it Windows 2000??? Or registry error for Office > 2003??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of ohtechie > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 8:38 AM > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Re: Can't open docx files w/ Office profesional 2003 > > not positive.. but the error opening might mean the file is corrupt... only > other thing i have experienced is an incorrect file association with docx. > --- On Fri, 2/5/10, lasermc <lasermc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: lasermc <lasermc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [mso] Can't open docx files w/ Office profesional 2003 > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:16 AM > > I am having trouble opening docx files in Word 2003. I have done EVERYTHING > the Microsoft web site said to do for the conversion bundle. > > I am running Windows 2000 (SP4), 2.60GHz processor, 514, 769 KB Ram > Office 2003 Professional (SP3) > > I updates ALL "High-Priority" updates (MS website said "none to install"), I > ensured Office 2003 had SP3 installed and I downloaded and installed > "FileFormatConverters.exe" for MS. > > When I try to open a .docx file, I can select "Word 2007 document" from the > "File Convert" drop down menu, (or Word Macro-enabled 2007 document) and > click OK and I get the error "there was an error opening the file". > > I also tried to save a Word and Excel file in 2007 format and it errors > saying it could not save the file. > > I ALSO downloaded MS Office Word Viewer and it also errors "there was an > error opening the file". > > Other than changing operating system or upgrading to Word 2007, is there > anything else I can do? > > Thanks, > Dan > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the > dropdown menu at the top. 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