opening old word files - changing registry policy setting

word 2003 will not let me open old word files it says ..."You are attempting
to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office.
Thie file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry
policy setting"

What they heck is that?

Herb
Mon Sep 22 20:26:04 PDT 2008

Older Word formats have been deemed "unsafe". To get around it, you will
need to modify the registry:

For Word 2007 or 2003, see this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922849/

I have done this... and it worked.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Marc" <Marc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7CDBE18C-BC7D-4F0D-BB21-E353F5ADDAA5@microsoft.com...
> word 2003 will not let me open old word files it says ..."You are
> attempting
> to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office.
> Thie file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry
> policy setting"
>
> What they heck is that?

CJC
Wed Nov 12 23:08:01 PST 2008

Yup, worked great. Thanks!!!

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

> Older Word formats have been deemed "unsafe". To get around it, you will
> need to modify the registry:
>
> For Word 2007 or 2003, see this link:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922849/
>
> I have done this... and it worked.
>
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>
>
> "Marc" <Marc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7CDBE18C-BC7D-4F0D-BB21-E353F5ADDAA5@microsoft.com...
> > word 2003 will not let me open old word files it says ..."You are
> > attempting
> > to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office.
> > Thie file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry
> > policy setting"
> >
> > What they heck is that?
>
>

Herb
Thu Nov 13 13:24:12 PST 2008

Glad it worked!

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"CJC" <CJC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14A56B40-81BA-4ECA-9C81-BC16D42DD6ED@microsoft.com...
> Yup, worked great. Thanks!!!
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Older Word formats have been deemed "unsafe". To get around it, you will
>> need to modify the registry:
>>
>> For Word 2007 or 2003, see this link:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922849/
>>
>> I have done this... and it worked.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>>
>>
>> "Marc" <Marc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7CDBE18C-BC7D-4F0D-BB21-E353F5ADDAA5@microsoft.com...
>> > word 2003 will not let me open old word files it says ..."You are
>> > attempting
>> > to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft
>> > Office.
>> > Thie file type is blocked from opening in this version by your registry
>> > policy setting"
>> >
>> > What they heck is that?
>>
>>