WordPad documents

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Guest

Why does XP fail to open my existing WordPad documents? When I double click
to open a WordPad, I get an error that says "Can not load Word for Windows
6.0 Files". If I open them with Works, then save as Rich Text Format, they
will work fine. However, I have hundreds if not thousands of WordPad
documents, I don't want to have to do this with everyone just to be able to
access them. If I read the same files from a Win98 machine, they work fine as
they are.
 
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Guest

Never mind, I found the answer after some searching. I will post the fix, in
case anyone else finds the same problem. It does take a minor Registry edit,
but it is simple to follow and should be no problem for the average some what
knowledgeable Windows XP user.

WORKAROUND
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this problem, edit the registry and add the
EnableLegacyConverters entry with a DWORD value of 1. To do this, follow
these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad
3. Right-click Wordpad, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type EnableLegacyConverters, and then press ENTER to name the new entry.
5. Right-click EnableLegacyConverters, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor.
 

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