Why won't Word 2003 convert a file that requires 2000 premium?

[frizdag]

I backed up my dad's files a while ago on his old computer and now he needs
them. He wrote a short book and is now wanting to open the file on his
computer but it says he needs Office 2000 Premium. I had him email me the
file and I tried to open it in Office 2003 Profession Word, but it will not
convert. Why is this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

MS Word 2000 files shouldn't need a converter for Word 2003. They use the same base file format.

You may want to turn on
[x] Confirm conversions at open
in Tools=>Options=>General
and then use File=>Open to open the file after saving it from the email to a folder on your hard drive. If Word does not recognize
it as a valid Word document (it could be corrupted) you should see a conversion dialog popup when opening the file.

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I backed up my dad's files a while ago on his old computer and now he needs
them. He wrote a short book and is now wanting to open the file on his
computer but it says he needs Office 2000 Premium. I had him email me the
file and I tried to open it in Office 2003 Profession Word, but it will not
convert. Why is this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Make a copy of the Word 2000 file, and then try using the Open
and Repair option in Word 2003 to open the copy. You don't see
an Open and Repair option in Word 2003? In Word 2003, click on
File | Open, click on the little black downward-pointing triangle
at the right end of the Open button, and click on Open and Repair.