Works 9 Word Processor Opening Older files

[BusyDee]

Hi

I have Vista Home Premium and Works 9 Suite

I am unable to open older Word documents in Works 9, I believe they are Word
2003 files.

Message says

'there is not enough memory to open file'

This is a new pc and has more than enough memory to open an 88kb document so
it must be a conversion problem but what and how I resolve it is a mystery to
me.

I have tried opening in Wordpad and Notepad and although I can see some
words that are in the document it is not readable.

Any suggestions please?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Did you install the Word component of Works Suite or are you trying to open
the file in the Works word processor? Word should be able to open all
versions of its files (though it would need the compatibility pack to open
Word 2007 files) albeit with the proviso at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922849 which I suspect is not relevant here.
An inability to open a document that Word should be able to open suggests
there may be document corruption involved. If you are able to send me one of
your documents that you cannot open, I *may* be able to verify the validity
of the document and the ability of Works to open it. Use the link on the
home page of my web site.

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[BusyDee]

Hi Graham

Many thanks for your reply.

The Works Suite was already installed on the pc, it also came with Office
Trial version which is now out of date and I have uninstalled it, although I
did use it.

I am trying to open the document in Works Word Processor.

I am not sure what the Word component is sorry.

I have checked other doucments from about the same period and they open
although any with tables are not so good.

The document that is giving me problems has at least 7 versions and I cannot
open any. The original doument is dated 2002 and I will have copied and
saved changing it's name each year using each version of Word or Works I had
at that time.

Now I know that all my other older doucments are OK and it is just this one
(I think) it will not be the end of the world if I can't open it but it would
be extrememly nice to have it back.

Thank you

 

[Graham Mayor]

It may be that by installing the Office trial you have screwed up the
original Word component (Probably Word 2002) of the Works suite. That being
the case, re-install the Word component from the Works suite installation
disc.

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[Dee NIGHTINGALE]

It may be that by installing the Office trial you have screwed up the
original Word component (Probably Word 2002) of the Works suite. That being
the case, re-install the Word component from the Works suite installation
disc.

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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Hi Graham

Yes, I think you are right, that is what I need to do.

Will let you know.

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