Text Converter

[Tully]

Every time I try to open a wpd file I get the following error message: The
selected text converter is an old version which will not work with the
current version of Word. Reinstall the converter and try again." I have
reinstalled many times with no success. How can I get rid of the "old
version" that is causing this problem?

 

[Mary Sauer]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/results.aspx?qu=works&av=DCT000

 

[Graham Mayor]

Which version of Word will it not work? The old filters should still work
with Word 2000-2003, unless Microsoft has slipped in yet another damned
update to prevent them working.

For Word 2007 you will probably have to remove the old filters manually.

The filters themselves are stored in the folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv
and there are associated registry entries that make them available. You will
have to remove both the filters and the associated registry entries
manually. In the case of the WP6 filter the file you need to remove is
wpft632.cnv - renamke it to wpft632.old
and the registry entry that needs removing is
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text
Converters\Import\WordPerfect6x]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft
Shared\\Textconv\\wpft632.cnv"
"Extensions"="doc wpd"
"Name"="WordPerfect 6.x"

You should then re-install the Office 2007 filters. If the Office 2007
installation says that the WP filter is installed then uninstall it and
reinstall it again.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[Tully]

I am using Office 2003 which came installed on my computer, so I don't
understand how I could have "an old version which will not work with the
current version of Word". I did have Word 97 on my previous computer so maybe
something from that got transferred to this computer and is the "old version"
the error message refers to.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I would try installing this converter pack and see if it fixes the problem:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f0-70e5-4595-8a98-370278f40c57&displaylang=en

 

[Tully]

Thannks for the suggestion, but the converter pack didn't work. I have a
laptop also running Office 3000 and it opens the file just fine, but my main
PC still gives me the error message in my original post.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Did you happen to notice Graham Mayor's reply? I suspect that you'll have to
do what he described (quoting what he said):

=============================================
The filters themselves are stored in the folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv
and there are associated registry entries that make them available. You will
have to remove both the filters and the associated registry entries
manually. In the case of the WP6 filter the file you need to remove is
wpft632.cnv - renamke it to wpft632.old
and the registry entry that needs removing is
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text
Converters\Import\WordPerfect6x]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft
Shared\\Textconv\\wpft632.cnv"
"Extensions"="doc wpd"
"Name"="WordPerfect 6.x"


You should then re-install the Office 2007 filters. If the Office 2007
installation says that the WP filter is installed then uninstall it and
reinstall it again.
===============================================

I can't tell from your previous message if you already tried what Graham
said, and it didn't work, or if you missed it.


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

 

[Tully]

Tried Graham Mayor's deletion suggestion and then downloaded the converter
pack that you suggested. Yippee it worked! Thanks to both of you.

Did you happen to notice Graham Mayor's reply? I suspect that you'll have to
do what he described (quoting what he said):

=============================================
The filters themselves are stored in the folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv
and there are associated registry entries that make them available. You will
have to remove both the filters and the associated registry entries
manually. In the case of the WP6 filter the file you need to remove is
wpft632.cnv - renamke it to wpft632.old
and the registry entry that needs removing is
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text
Converters\Import\WordPerfect6x]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft
Shared\\Textconv\\wpft632.cnv"
"Extensions"="doc wpd"
"Name"="WordPerfect 6.x"


You should then re-install the Office 2007 filters. If the Office 2007
installation says that the WP filter is installed then uninstall it and
reinstall it again.
===============================================

I can't tell from your previous message if you already tried what Graham
said, and it didn't work, or if you missed it.


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

Thannks for the suggestion, but the converter pack didn't work. I have a
laptop also running Office 3000 and it opens the file just fine, but my
main
PC still gives me the error message in my original post.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Sometimes, it takes teamwork. ;-)

Glad you're in business. Mind you... the WP conversion isn't wonderful, but
not getting an error message when you try is certainly better.

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

Tried Graham Mayor's deletion suggestion and then downloaded the converter
pack that you suggested. Yippee it worked! Thanks to both of you.

Did you happen to notice Graham Mayor's reply? I suspect that you'll have
to
do what he described (quoting what he said):

=============================================
The filters themselves are stored in the folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv
and there are associated registry entries that make them available. You
will
have to remove both the filters and the associated registry entries
manually. In the case of the WP6 filter the file you need to remove is
wpft632.cnv - renamke it to wpft632.old
and the registry entry that needs removing is
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text
Converters\Import\WordPerfect6x]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft
Shared\\Textconv\\wpft632.cnv"
"Extensions"="doc wpd"
"Name"="WordPerfect 6.x"


You should then re-install the Office 2007 filters. If the Office 2007
installation says that the WP filter is installed then uninstall it and
reinstall it again.
===============================================

I can't tell from your previous message if you already tried what Graham
said, and it didn't work, or if you missed it.


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

Thannks for the suggestion, but the converter pack didn't work. I have
a
laptop also running Office 3000 and it opens the file just fine, but my
main
PC still gives me the error message in my original post.

:

I would try installing this converter pack and see if it fixes the
problem:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f0-70e5-4595-8a98-370278f40c57&displaylang=en

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


I am using Office 2003 which came installed on my computer, so I
don't
understand how I could have "an old version which will not work with
the
current version of Word". I did have Word 97 on my previous computer
so
maybe
something from that got transferred to this computer and is the "old
version"
the error message refers to.

:

Every time I try to open a wpd file I get the following error
message:
The
selected text converter is an old version which will not work with
the
current version of Word. Reinstall the converter and try again." I
have
reinstalled many times with no success. How can I get rid of the
"old
version" that is causing this problem?