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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Don Karnage on October 30, 2011, 12:52:41 pm

Title: problem with ms word
Post by: Don Karnage on October 30, 2011, 12:52:41 pm

I got a problem with ms word, It telling me (Word cannot start the converter mswrd632). I try to find what ever stuff I need, but MS website don't seem to get you what I need.

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: Bernard Guignard on October 30, 2011, 03:47:00 pm

i suggest you use open office it will read word files and it free ;D

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: Brush Wolf on October 30, 2011, 04:09:43 pm

I have had better luck with LibreOffice. http://www.libreoffice.org/ (http://www.libreoffice.org/)

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: knightstorm on October 30, 2011, 04:51:39 pm

I use open office.  That said, before you replace it, is re-installing MS office an option.  It's better than all the free alternatives, its just not better enough to justify the price tag.

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: Nemesis on October 30, 2011, 05:57:45 pm

Open Office and its fork Libre Office both have a reputation for being able to open and repair MS-Word created files that Word itself created but cannot handle.  Reputedly once opened and resaved the "damaged" files can then be used by Word once more.  So they are worth a try.

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: Don Karnage on November 06, 2011, 02:11:12 pm

I try both of them, but all it got on the 602 page are ######, I don't know if its suppose to be that, if yes I find it weird that i did that. Anyway, I will ask soneone that i know to check it out and tell me if it is what's on the flopy disk or not.

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: knightstorm on November 06, 2011, 02:32:26 pm

You still use floppies?  I developed an intense hatred of floppies after I lost three hours worth of progress on a term paper because I had saved it on a floppy and failed to back up my progress with other sources.  Floppies are unreliable, and will fail you at the worst possible times.  USB flash drives have been known to survive being dropped in coffee.  Use them.

Title: Re: problem with ms word
Post by: Don Karnage on November 06, 2011, 03:26:16 pm

Its old stuff, before USB key. Also, what is a good key? I have seen some with 32 gig of storage from many brand and i was wondering what name I should avoid?