RE: Error opening Word 2007 .docx files created with Word 2003 .dot fi

[Copel]

I have the same problem with templates created in Word 2000. Have you found
any workarounds?

"MichaelClark" wrote:

> We have a series of templates (.dot) we have been using for the past few
> years. They were created with word 2003. When we upgraded to office 2007 5 or
> more months ago, everything seemd to be fine. At some point over the past few
> months people began noticing they could not re-open the Word 2007 (Docx)
> files they created.
>
> The error reads;
> "The Office Open SML file '(Lists the Filename.docx)' cannot be opened
> because there are problems with the contents."
> The Error Details read;
> "Unspecified error"
> "Location: Part: /word/document.xml, Line: 2, Column: 85152"
> The Line is most always #2 and the column is usually a very large number.
>
> Our I.T. department tells me this is a bug in Word and we need to re-create
> our templates as Word 2007 files. They also tell me the only way to correct
> the existing files is to open each one with Word 2003 and save it as a Word
> 2003 file.
>
> These do not sound like Microsoft recommended solutions to this problem.
> Please help.

[BayZ]

= =" Microsoft office 2007self bug...
1. Uninstall Micosoft Office 2007
2. and reinstall again.
3. It's will work!!

[MrTash]

I am having the same problem just in the middle of my PhD thesis writing! It
has been a word 2007 document from the begining.
I wonder if anyone tried to use the hotfix Microsoft provided.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;970942&sd=rss&spid=11377

There's a warning message about the hotfix which scared me a lot:
"Installing the incorrect hotfix can cause damage to your system. "

Thanks