Opening Office 2010 beta documents with Office 2003

[Tom C]

The header says it all. I tried a "patch" or converter I found on the
Microsoft web site and installed it, but I get errors that there is not
enough memory to open the application. The particular file I am trying to
open is an excel file created using a beta copy of MS Office 2010. Office
2003 is a certified, activated, registered release.

Is there a file converter for this or do I just have to wait until Microsoft
comes out with the final release?

Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's
Office products. It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have to
upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because somebody
spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting crazy!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's
Office products.

There is, but when you install and use beta software on a production computer
and use it for real work, you're playing digital Russian roulette. Beta
software isn't done. You have to accept that there will be incompatibilities
and problems. If you can't, you really shouldn't install it.

Not to say that it'll be perfect when it's released, but at least you'll get

It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have to
upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because somebody
spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting crazy!

You spent money to upgrade to the beta?

 

[Skiffle]

The header says it all. I tried a "patch" or converter I found on the
Microsoft web site and installed it, but I get errors that there is not
enough memory to open the application. The particular file I am trying
to open is an excel file created using a beta copy of MS Office 2010.
Office 2003 is a certified, activated, registered release.

Is there a file converter for this or do I just have to wait until
Microsoft comes out with the final release?

Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's
Office products. It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have
to upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because
somebody spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting
crazy!

Tom,

To be correct, your subject line describes forward compatibility, not
backward compatibility. You are trying to open a document that was created
by a version after the one you are using to open it. Backward compatibility
would be using Office 2010 to open a document created by Office 2003.

Otherwise, I have to agree with Steve's sentiments. In addition, you are
whining about a problem you assume is a Microsoft issue. Maybe this memory
problem you are having is a problem with YOUR computer ?