this file type is blocked from opening in this version by your re.

[Mark]

i'm getting this message in trying to open a document in Word 2003:
"you are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier version of
Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening in this version by
your registry policy setting." Work arounds????

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See “Information about certain file types that are blocked after you install
Office 2003 Service Pack 3†at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938810.
Download the Registry patch.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org