Older .doc files

[MikeR]

I have Office2000. I tried to open some older .doc files (from 1997, 1998), and word
tells me " Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc".

I tried a repair install, no joy. Then I did the fix described at
http://blogs.technet.com/wordonenot...r-cannot-load-word-for-windows-6-0-files.aspx

which is:
1) Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then click OK .

2) Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

For 32-bit versions of Windows

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad


3)On the Edit menu, point to New , and then click DWORD Value .

4)Type AllowConversion for the name of the DWORD, and then press ENTER.

5)Right-click AllowConversion , and then click Modify .

6)In the Value data box, type 1 , and then click OK .

Now Word opens the file without the message, but it's garbage characters.

Thanks for any help.

Mike

 

[MikeR]

No one else never seen this error?

Mike

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What error?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[MikeR]

What error?

From th OP:

I have Office2000. I tried to open some older .doc files (from 1997, 1998), and word
tells me " Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc".

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And again, with no quoting, your post is completely out of context.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[MikeR]

And again, with no quoting, your post is completely out of context.

I'm sorry, what do you want quoted? Can you/did you not see the original post? Shall
I repost the whole thing?

I'm used to reading/posting using NNTP, and I can see the whole thread.

Mike

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I use Outlook Express in "Hide Read Messages" view. I could, with a little
effort, mark your message as unread, switch to Show All Messages, and track
down the thread, but the convention here is to quote the entire previous
thread in each message so that it can be followed without having to switch.

In any case, the problem that you are having has been extensively discussed
in several other related threads, one with the error message as the subject
line.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Check that you are not opening the document with the "recover text from any
file" option in the File>Open dialog.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Most people have all of the threads expanded and it is a simple matter (i.e.
no effort required) to look at the original post and determine the
particular problem, which I do not believe has been extensively discussed at
all in relation to the converter issue.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[MikeR]

I use Outlook Express in "Hide Read Messages" view. I could, with a
little effort, mark your message as unread, switch to Show All Messages,
and track down the thread, but the convention here is to quote the
entire previous thread in each message so that it can be followed
without having to switch.

In any case, the problem that you are having has been extensively
discussed in several other related threads, one with the error message
as the subject line.

I use TBird in the same way. Here's the OP again. If I put "Word cannot start the
converter mswrd632.wpc" (eithout quotes) in my search window, I get zero posts
returned. Is there a searchable archive somewhere?


I have Office2000. I tried to open some older .doc files (from 1997, 1998), and word
tells me " Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc".

I tried a repair install, no joy. Then I did the fix described at
http://blogs.technet.com/wordonenot...r-cannot-load-word-for-windows-6-0-files.aspx

which is:
1) Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then click OK .

2) Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

For 32-bit versions of Windows

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad


3)On the Edit menu, point to New , and then click DWORD Value .

4)Type AllowConversion for the name of the DWORD, and then press ENTER.

5)Right-click AllowConversion , and then click Modify .

6)In the Value data box, type 1 , and then click OK .

Now Word opens the file without the message, but it's garbage characters.

 

[MikeR]

Check that you are not opening the document with the "recover text from
any file" option in the File>Open dialog.

Thanks, Doug, I don't see that option.

 

[Terry Farrell]

As Doug suggests, have you accidentally set File>Open to 'Recover Text from
Any File'? This setting is sticky in Word 2000 (but not in later versions,
fortunately).

 

[MikeR]

As Doug suggests, have you accidentally set File>Open to 'Recover Text
from Any File'? This setting is sticky in Word 2000 (but not in later
versions, fortunately).

See reply to Doug.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Mike

I think there must be something dodgy with the newsgroups at the moment as I
cannot see any reply by you to Doug. (This is an ongoing problem).

Terry Farrell

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

The thread split after it was Hijaacked.


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Hope this helps,

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on
a paid professional basis.

 

[MikeR]

That must be why Suzanne wasn't/isn't seeing the posts. Are you using the web
interface or NNTP? The web interface has, AFAIK, always been flaky.

I don't see a setting 'Recover Text' on the File/Open menu.

Mike

 

[MikeR]

I don't see either a split or a hijack......

Any insight into the problem I'm having? Did you see my reply to your post about
File>Open to 'Recover Text from Any File'?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

The split started with your "No one else never seen this error?" post; The
hijacking started with the "What error?" post in response to it.

My response, in respect of which you made a reference to your reply, was a
response to your original post.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It's in the File>Open dialog in the pulldown that allows you to select the
type of file that you want to open.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[MikeR]

It's in the File>Open dialog in the pulldown that allows you to select
the type of file that you want to open.

Thanks Doug, but it isn't.

With the pulldown expanded, I have:
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