below is some text from MS's site to unblock the blocked formats
when you used Office 2003 SP1
please read the linked document completely before you download and REG files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810
Method 1: Use a downloadable update to automatically re-enable all file types
Microsoft has created a set of updates to re-enable all file types. To install
the updates, follow these steps:
1.Download the appropriate files from the Microsoft Download Center. To do
this, click one or more of the following links:
.To re-enable Word file types only, save the following file to a folder on the
computer:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockWord.reg
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockWord.reg)
.To re-enable Excel file types only, save the following file to a folder on the
computer:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockExcel.reg
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockExcel.reg)
.To re-enable PowerPoint file types only, save the following file to a folder
on the computer:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockPowerPoint.reg
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockPowerPoint.reg)
.To re-enable the CorelDraw (CDR) file type only, save the following file to a
folder on the computer:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockCDR.reg
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/B/28B644CE-9A30-4D99-AFEF-830A4FB5B839/UnblockCDR.reg)
Note You must log on to the computer as a user who has administrator rights to
re-enable the CorelDraw (CDR) file type.
2.Double-click the file that you saved in step 1.
3.Click Yes to confirm the installation of the file.
4.If an Office program is running, restart the Office program.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [users] Another reason to use OpenOffice!
> Now what does less secure mean to Microsoft, anyway.
> If Microsoft wants to put the boot right where the Lord (or Judge
> Jackson) should have split it, that's fine by me. Far be it from me to
> protect an idiot from his own consequences. But objectively, how do you
> even think this is a good idea. We've seen posts where people are
> asking about Microsoft Works, Lotus 1-2-3, etc, etc.
> Playing devil's advocate for a second, though: if you're files are in
> that format and you've converted to Microsoft, shouldn't you have
> converted them a long time ago? At the very least if they are finished
> documents, print them out to PDF and store those. I'm not letting
> Microsoft off the hook here, but it almost seems like you're still
> trying to read manuscripts in Latin during the 21st century.
> Fred A. Miller wrote:
>> Upgrade to MS Office 2003 Locks Older File Types
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Microsoft has found itself between a rock and a hard place with its
>> latest Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3. The Redmond, Wash.,
>> software giant released SP3 in September, and in doing so blocked the
>> ability of MS Office 2003 users to easily access older, less secure file
>> formats.
>>
>> See the Full Story:
>> http://www.technewsworld.com/story/61047.html
>>
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