Cannot convert from Word to WP.x after installation of SP3

[Andrew]

I used to have no problem using 'save as' and saving a document as a WordPerfect document. I installed Office Service Pack 3 yesterday, and when I try to 'save as' a WP doc, it now states that "the converter for this format can only open files." This is true when I try to save in each type of WP document. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Word 2000? Have you tried reinstalling the converters?
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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I to am in this boat thank God I only applied this to two systems, I

think I am going to call Microsoft and B_t_H...

 

[Graham Mayor]

I guess that there have been security issues that Microsoft has used a blunt
instrument to kill here. You can download the old converters *at your own
risk* from
http://www.gmayor.com/Zips/WPCONV.zip
Unzip the two files into the folder
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv
(assuming C drive for the Programs Files folder)
I would suggest that you backup the originals first - the easiest plan is to
create a sub folder called - say - 'Unused' and put the two new converters
in that.
I have tested and they appear to work OK following the update, though I
don't normally work in Word Perfect.
Note that these files are only linked from here - there is no link to them
from my web site.


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