Note Item #2 in my initial post. With both the final and B2TR Converters,
I have attemped to open the DOCX in Windows Explorer. When I double click,
a "Save As" window opens in my taskbar while an error displays on the screen
reading, "The converter failed to save the file." Click ok, the window
closes - nothing accomplished.
I also attemped to right-click the DOCX and then 'open with' the XML
converter - I get the same error.
Only when I try to open the DOCX from Word Viewer 2003's file menu do I
get this indecipherable code.
If this is the case, both converters are useless with documents saved in
the new 2007 format.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> Although the Compatibility Pack will not work with WordPad or the Works word
> processor, if you have Works Suite, then you should have some version of
> Word; if it is Word 2000 or 2002, the CP should work with it. According to
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en,
> the CP should also work with Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, but the
> bottom line is that if none of these options is working right, you may have
> to ask students using 2007 to save their documents in .doc format.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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> "Professor M" <Professor (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A6EE34AA-43FE-437F-B026-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > P/T College professor here - MS rolled out this product just in time
> for
> > the back to school shoppers and I'm receiving DOCX from students that I am
> > unable to view/print. While the college has certainly updated their
> > facilities and labs - I work from home folks, I don't have an office or a
> > computer on campus.
> >
> > I'm running XP (SP2) and have used Word Viewer 2003 or Wordpad to view
> > Word documents for years now with no trouble. Why? Well, I've been
> > running the same bloody Works suite at home for over 10 years because it
> > works just stinkin' fine!!
> >
> >
> > In order to open/print/grade some 10-15 papers (created with several
> > different releases of the software, no doubt), I have:
> >
> >
> > 1. installed the final version of the Office Compatibility Pack
> >
> > 2. attempted to open these 10 docx. When attempting to open in explorer,
> > A 'Save As' window opens displaying the error, "The converter failed to
> save
> > the file". When I try to open from within Office Viewer 2003, wordpad or
> > any other application, I get a screen full of code.
> >
> > 3. Uninstalled the final version of the Office Compatibility Pack
> >
> > 4. installed the Office Compatibility Pack - BETA version B2TR
> >
> > 5. uninstalled that product when it didn't open ANY of the docx - same
> > results as #2
> >
> > 6. installed the final version of the Office Compatibility Pack ONE LAST
> TIME
> >
> > 7. Same results as #2
> >
> >
> > I've restarted my machine after each installation/unistallation, run
> MS
> > Update, etc, etc, etc; all to no avail.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd appreciate any guidance. Papers should be graded and returned in
> > 22 hours.
> >
>
>
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