From: Tom B on
Instructions at the link here involve a file " Office2007Converters.adm "
It is not listed in the window this opens. I searched my system for it, but
it's not anywhere on the system. Where can I get Office2007Converters.adm ?

I have MS Word 2002, SP3, and am following Microsoft's instructions for it
to be use with .docx files.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926054
>
> --
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
>
> Tom B wrote:
> > Microsoft instructions say:
> >
> > "To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with
> > Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to
> > install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word,
> > Excel and PowerPoint File Formats and any necessary Office updates.
> > By using the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system, you can
> > open, edit some items, and save Office Word 2007 documents in
> > previous versions of Word."
> >
> > "With the Compatibility Pack, you can use some previous versions of
> > Word to open Office Word 2007 documents that were saved in .docx and
> > .docm formats. You cannot open Office Word 2007 template files that
> > were saved in .dotx or .dotm format."
> >
> > This is from:
> >
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
> >
> > I have Word 2002 and XP-Pro. All the MS instructions were followed,
> > but this is not working.
> >
> > On proceeding to open a .docx file, the Microsoft error message says:
> >
> > "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open
> > pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer
> > version of the Compatibility pack?
> >
> > On selecting "OK" I am sent to this web page:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
> >
> > After downloading this and following all the Microsoft instructions, I
> > proceed to open the .docx file again. This returned the same error
> > message.
> >
> > "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open
> > pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer
> > version of the Compatibility pack?"
> >
> > It seems incorrect error messages and bugs have made us work for
> > hours with no result. I just want this to work like it says in the
> > first 2 paragraphs above. I'm seeing reports that others have had
> > hours of difficulty with .docx files.
>
>
>
From: Graham Mayor on
Use method 2.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>


Tom B wrote:
> Instructions at the link here involve a file "
> Office2007Converters.adm "
> It is not listed in the window this opens. I searched my system for
> it, but it's not anywhere on the system. Where can I get
> Office2007Converters.adm ?
>
> I have MS Word 2002, SP3, and am following Microsoft's instructions
> for it to be use with .docx files.
>
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926054
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>
>>
>> Tom B wrote:
>>> Microsoft instructions say:
>>>
>>> "To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with
>>> Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to
>>> install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office
>>> Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats and any necessary Office
>>> updates. By using the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office
>>> system, you can open, edit some items, and save Office Word 2007
>>> documents in previous versions of Word."
>>>
>>> "With the Compatibility Pack, you can use some previous versions of
>>> Word to open Office Word 2007 documents that were saved in .docx and
>>> .docm formats. You cannot open Office Word 2007 template files that
>>> were saved in .dotx or .dotm format."
>>>
>>> This is from:
>>>
>>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
>>>
>>> I have Word 2002 and XP-Pro. All the MS instructions were followed,
>>> but this is not working.
>>>
>>> On proceeding to open a .docx file, the Microsoft error message
>>> says:
>>>
>>> "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can
>>> open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for
>>> a newer version of the Compatibility pack?
>>>
>>> On selecting "OK" I am sent to this web page:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
>>>
>>> After downloading this and following all the Microsoft
>>> instructions, I proceed to open the .docx file again. This
>>> returned the same error message.
>>>
>>> "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can
>>> open pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for
>>> a newer version of the Compatibility pack?"
>>>
>>> It seems incorrect error messages and bugs have made us work for
>>> hours with no result. I just want this to work like it says in the
>>> first 2 paragraphs above. I'm seeing reports that others have had
>>> hours of difficulty with .docx files.


From: MDeB on
I was plagued with this problem under Vista. I just upgraded to Windows 7
(Home Premium) and uninstalled the compatibility pack, downloaded it again
from Microsoft, and reinstalled it. That seemed to fix it! I can now read
docx files in Office XP (just as I used to be able to under Windows XP). The
files are a bit slow to convert, but they do open.

"Tom B" wrote:

> Microsoft instructions say:
>
> "To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with Microsoft
> Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to install the Microsoft
> Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File
> Formats and any necessary Office updates. By using the Compatibility Pack for
> the 2007 Office system, you can open, edit some items, and save Office Word
> 2007 documents in previous versions of Word."
>
> "With the Compatibility Pack, you can use some previous versions of Word to
> open Office Word 2007 documents that were saved in .docx and .docm formats.
> You cannot open Office Word 2007 template files that were saved in .dotx or
> .dotm format."
>
> This is from:
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100444731033.aspx
>
> I have Word 2002 and XP-Pro. All the MS instructions were followed, but
> this is not working.
>
> On proceeding to open a .docx file, the Microsoft error message says:
>
> "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open
> pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version
> of the Compatibility pack?
>
> On selecting "OK" I am sent to this web page:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
>
> After downloading this and following all the Microsoft instructions, I
> proceed to open the .docx file again. This returned the same error message.
>
> "This is a pre-release version of the Compatibility Pack and can open
> pre-release Office 2007 files only. Do you want to check for a newer version
> of the Compatibility pack?"
>
> It seems incorrect error messages and bugs have made us work for hours with
> no result. I just want this to work like it says in the first 2 paragraphs
> above. I'm seeing reports that others have had hours of difficulty with
> .docx files.
>
>