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LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes #1 03-30-2011, 07:00 PM cookiegal Windows XP Office 2007 Novice Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5 MS Word - There was an error opening the file I how to open docx files in word 2003 tried open this doc on Win XP winword 2003 SP3. The document can be open. word viewer 2013 However when i tried to open in window 7 64 bit , winword 2003 sp3, i am having issues to open with this
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error "there was an error opening the file". Do note that that i have the microsoft office compatibility pack installed. #2 03-31-2011, 01:09 AM macropod Windows 7 32bit Office 2000 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2010 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_other/error-opening-word-docx-file-in-office-2003/444ad8c8-845e-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 14,270 Hi cookiegal, Have you tried repairing Word (Help|Detect & Repair)? __________________ Cheers, Paul Edstein [MS MVP - Word] #3 03-31-2011, 06:50 PM cookiegal Windows XP Office 2007 Novice Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5 Quote: Originally Posted by macropod Hi cookiegal, Have you tried repairing Word (Help|Detect & Repair)? Just tried still cannot #4 03-31-2011, 07:39 PM macropod Windows 7 32bit Office 2000 Administrator Join Date: http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/6700-ms-word-there-error-opening-file.html Dec 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 14,270 Hi cookiegal, Do you have the problems with all documents (both .doc and .docx format), or just one document? If the latter, which format? __________________ Cheers, Paul Edstein [MS MVP - Word] #5 03-31-2011, 07:51 PM cookiegal Windows XP Office 2007 Novice Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5 a few of the documents have this issue. I can convert other docx to be compatiable with MS 2003 without issues. Just that this thing amazed me as it can be open in WINXP MS WORD 2003 and not WIN7 MS WORD 2003 #6 03-31-2011, 08:53 PM macropod Windows 7 32bit Office 2000 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 14,270 Hi cookiegal, It may be a compatability issue between Word 2003 and the 64-bit version of Windows 7. AFAIK there are no issues with the 32-bit version of Windows 7. __________________ Cheers, Paul Edstein [MS MVP - Word] #7 04-04-2011, 12:04 AM cookiegal Windows XP Office 2007 Novice Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5 Quote: Originally Posted by macropod Hi cookiegal, It may be a compatability issue between Word 2003 and the 64-bit version of Windows 7. AFAIK there are no issues with the 32-bit version of Windows 7. i tested on my virtual 32 bit, it has the same
to Fix Error While Opening .docx Files in Word 2003? Posted by: Lucy John Follow me: @Lucyy_John “There was an error opening file”: This is the error message I am getting when I tried to open the .docx files in Microsoft http://www.yodot.com/doc-repair/error-when-opening-docx-files-in-word-2003.html Office Word 2003 on Windows system. After combing some forums and blogs, I decided to uninstall the incompatible Service pack and successfully installed compatible Service pack 3. However, the result was same. Please help me!!! http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?244773-RESOLVED-Can-t-open-docx-files-on-Office-2000 I really don’t want to lose the valuable contents of my DOCX file. The above scenario is the worst nightmare for any Microsoft Office Word 2003 users. Even after installing compatible Server pack on system, some an error of the users might encounter with this type of situation. The valid reason of this situation is incorrect registration of OLE32.dll file. One can easily register with this library file by following below steps: Close all applications that are currently running in your system ClickStart ->All Programs ->Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt and then clickRun as administrator If you are poped with a dialog box of administrator password or for a confirmation, then type there was an the password or just click on Allow option Type the following: regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\ole32.dll and then click OK. When you receive the alert message like "DllRegisterServer in ole32.dll succeeded.", click OK However, in some scenarios due to some issues like header corruption, incompatible version of application, improper handling of .docx files, virus attack and others DOCX file may get corrupt and displays error ‘there was an error opening file’ when opening it in Word 2003. It is impossible to fix this error manually. Well this might be annoying, but there is no need to worry at all. You can easily repair corrupt DOCX file with the help of renowned Word file repair program named Yodot DOC Repair. Software to fix error when opening .docx files in Word 2003: Yodot DOC Repair is the most used software to fix error when opening DOCX files in Word 2003. It can repair corrupt .docx files as a consequence of various scenarios discussed above on Windows system. The application can repair error opening DOCX files without modifying its original contents. With the help of simple and friendly graphical user interface, even a novice user can execute this tool without any difficulties. Including DOCX files (Word 2007 and 2010), this software can also fix DOC files of Microsoft Office
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 8 of 8 Thread: [RESOLVED] Can't open .docx files on Office 2000 Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode May 3rd, 2010,08:20 PM #1 FixThePC View Profile View Forum Posts Virtual Med Student Join Date Dec 2000 Location Knoxville, TN USA Posts 17 [RESOLVED] Can't open .docx files on Office 2000 I have 2 different computers with Windows XP Professional, Word 2000 Professional, and the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats. One of the computers opens the .docx files just fine but the other computer says "There was an error opening the file" every time I try to open any .docx file and then just goes to a blank Word screen. I can't figure out why I have all the same software on both computers but only one will open it. Any help is welcome. System: Athlon T-Bird 800 256 MB PC-133 Ram SoundBlaster Live! Value Matrox G-200 AGP D-Link Network card TView 99 (tv card) 52X CD-Rom Reply With Quote May 3rd, 2010,08:53 PM #2 Midknyte View Profile View Forum Posts StArK RaVinG MOD Join Date Mar 2009 Location Arkham Asylum, Cell 13 Posts 9,578 .docx is Office 2007 format. You would need to install the compatibility pack. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...3-c6bb74cd1466 Ultimate Boot CD 5 Guide Reply With Quote May 3rd, 2010,11:15 PM #3 FixThePC View Profile View Forum Posts Virtual Med Student Join Date Dec 2000 Location Knoxville, TN USA Posts 17 I know that a .docx file is from Word 2007. As I stated in my first post, I have the compatability pack installed on both comp