Re: PROBLEM: 12.1 version of Word 2008 will not open WinWord .doc

Al the PC files are Office 2003/2003 SP1.
It's not us, MS - it's something with your software.

Scott


On 5/15/08 6:11 AM 5/15/08, in article
copespaz-C5FF84.09114415052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 "MC"
<copespaz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <C4524A3C.14ED8%john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  John McGhie <john@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Yes.  I have been beta-testing the 12.1.0 patch here for the past
month.
>> Office 2007 files open just fine on a double-click on this MacBook.
>> 
>> So do .docx files created in Word 2003 on the PC.
>> 
>> So please provide as much detail as you can, and we will try to help
you
>> track the issue down.
>> 
>> However:  Apparently some users are getting strange results if the file
>> extensions are wrong.  Mac OS X does not recognise some of the file
types if
>> there is no extension, or if the extension is incorrect.
> 
> So it was tested for Windows-created files... The plot thickens!