No he is using office 2000 and the friend who's word files I can open is using word 2003.
Thursday, November 15, 200712:01 AMragpaul at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >My guess would be that the friend sending the unopenable Word files is >now using Office 2007. Ran into the same >problem myself a few weeks back. >Good luck, >rag > > > >> Well, I have a situation here. >> >> For over two years a friend has been sending me Microsoft Office >> - Word >> documents from his PC (to my Mac). Until about 3 months ago >> there were >> no problems, I could use MacLinks Plus translator and open the >> documents. >> Last winter I purchased Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac. And >> still no >> problem. Word would open his documents just fine. >> >> Then in September things changed. Since then, whenever I try to open >> Word Documents from him I get this message: >> >> ??????????? Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use >> or might not be a valid Word document. >> ??????????? (document name) >> >> (I also run Windows XP under Parallels on my computer (but it >> makes no >> difference if Windows is running or not). I have Office >> installed on >> Windows and I get a similar message whenever I attempt to open these >> documents under windows.) >> >> In an attempt to open the documents I established a connection >> to the >> Windows XP? computer on my network and placed the word >> document on the >> pc then went to the pc and using Office on the PC attempted to >> open the >> document - it wouldn't open. >> >> FYI - I also get word docs from another friend and have no problem >> opening them. >> >> Tonight I had my friend send the word docs to my wife's email on >> the PC. >> Lo and behold the files opened! When I bring the files from the >> PC to >> the Mac (via a network link) they open with no problem. >> ? >> But if I email the files from my wife's account on the PC to my >> accounton the Mac I cannot open the files on the Mac. >> >> Next I had my friend send me the files to my .Mac email address. >> I then >> opened FireFox, logged on to my .Mac email account, opened the message >> from my friend and saved my files to disk. And word would open them. >> >> But when I have my mail program retrieve the message from my .Mac >> account the files will not open. >> >> I am using PowerMail 5.5.3 build 4480. I have set up filters to place >> attachments into a data folder (on the data partition of my MacBook >> Pro). The path looks like this: >> >> ??????? Data drive // >> downloads // downloads-mail // Jim >> >> As I said I get word docs from another friend, and they download >> to the >> same folder, and I have no problem opening them. >> >> Also, neither maclinks plus nor Neo Office will open the bad documents >> but both will open the good copies I save from .Mac or bring >> over from >> my wife's email. >> >> My friend sending the corrupted documents is using? >> microsoft office >> 2000 - SR1, I don't know what version of Office the other guy is >> using.I have emailed him asking. >> >> What a pain! Any help will be appreciated. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
