Docx file not opening in office 2003

I wouldn't remove office though until you have verified you have a way to reinstall it and found the key or used a keyfinder to get it. I do not receive any error messages when trying to double click on a. I simply get no response from the system that it is even trying to open the. I took a gander through Event Viewer and did not find errors related to "word" or those file types.

One thing to try is launhing it from the command line. Copy the full path and name of winword. Also watch task manager for winword. I tried launching from CL following the details of your instruction. Earlier I "saved as" one of the files; double clicking will launch the winword. Also you can test other file types like rtf etc to see if it is just doc format it wont load. I copied a word file to a trivial folder as you suggested. It would not launch by dble clicking on the file.

I created a new. This did not work as well. Ok, We got it. Silly but we found that Word had been installed previously with Office Suite. We uninstalled and attempted to open a. A big thanks to MichealW22!!

You kept me motivated with ideas that I didn't think of or dismissed! Joined Nov 16, Messages 17, Where did you download this converter from? Same place as the link. Whether right or wrong I did not download any of the others listed within the link for Office etc. Joined Sep 24, Messages 78, Did you install with an elevated prompt? Uninstalled MS Office and re-installed.

Converter file re-installed and now shown as installed on Control Panel, but still not working. Updated any updates available from MS. Converter file still not working. All now OK and working. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. Apple Mobile Devices. Please help 1 Viewer Latest: Cookiegal 57 minutes ago. Windows Staff online. If they are applied by using the style, the text effects will appear again when the document is reopened in Word or Repeating section content controls and check box content controls are converted to static text; XML mappings on rich text content controls are permanently removed.

Effects will appear again if the document is reopened in Word Alternative text in tables: Removed. OpenType features: Removed. WordArt effects: Removed. Web Video The video is permanently converted to a picture with a hyperlink to the web video. Headings that are collapsed by default Headings will be expanded by default; the property is permanently removed. New shape and text box effects most of the effects in the Format Shape pane Shapes and text boxes are converted to effects available in this format.

Text effects like shadow, reflection, glow, and 3-D Effects on text are permanently removed unless the effects are applied by using a custom style. Alternative text on tables Removed. OpenType features such as ligatures, number forms, stylistic sets, and contextual alternates Removed. Blocking authors Blocks applied to regions of the document are removed. Content controls Repeating section content controls and check box content controls are converted to static text; XML mappings on rich text content controls are permanently removed.

Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback?