cannot open MS Doc Imaging (.mdi) file

[jason]

I have MDI installed as part of Office XP. Someone sent me a .mdi file.
I cannot open it. File > Open in the app only offers TIFF as a file
type. If I go the Open With... route and choose a program, XP offers MS
Doc Imaging, but when i try it an error pops up: This action is only
valid for products that are currently installed.

This makes no sense to me. What does that error message actually mean?
Document Imaging *is* installed.

Help...


Jason


ps - I cannot help but wonder why MS couldn't just stick with TIFF. Of
course I know why: "Extend and embrace"

 

[Bob I]

Office 2003 and later support .mdi file types. Either have them send you
the file in tif format, or upgrade your installation.

 

[jason]

Office 2003 and later support .mdi file types. Either have them send you
the file in tif format, or upgrade your installation.

The originator of the file died a month ago... so sadly that's not an
option. Upgrading is a possibility. I see a free mdi->pdf conversion
program is available, but the UK website where it lives stalls whenever
I try to download it.

 

[Bob I]

In that case sent it to someone with Word 2003 and have them convert it
for you.