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Old December 14th, 2009, 10:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Sesquipedalian Sam
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:37:49 -0500, "Jay Freedman"
wrote:

Sesquipedalian Sam wrote:
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:47:36 -0500, "Jay Freedman"
wrote:

Sesquipedalian Sam wrote:
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:53:10 -0000, "Terry Farrell"
wrote:

See
http://blogs.technet.com/wordonenote...6-0-files.aspx

This article asks me to make a Registry change. I'd really rather
not do that. Is there any other fix?

This article says it may be caused by a security update. I suggest
MSFT needs to send out another update to fix the update. And then
actually do a little testing BEFORE they ship the updates. This is
the second time in a year or so that an update broke something that
I know of.

The error only seems to happen when I open a .doc document. I'm
running Office 2007.

Sam, did you read the KnowledgeBase article linked from that page?


Nope.

This
isn't an error, it's deliberate; Microsoft wants to prevent you from
using the old WordPad converter because it isn't secure. The
registry change is intended for administrators who consider using
the converter more important than closing the security hole, at
least temporarily. Also, because it's a deliberate change, there is
never going to be "another fix" for the security update.

But your problem is a bit different from what the articles describe.
You're trying to open a .doc file in Word 2007, which should have
nothing to do with WordPad or the old converter. What's happened is
that Windows has associated the .doc extension with WordPad instead
of Word. If the security patch hadn't been applied, the document
would have opened in WordPad (which can also read the .doc format),
and you would have been complaining about that instead. ;-)


I pretty sure the .doc extension is associated with Word. If I
double-click a .doc file, it opens in Word, always has. I just tested
it again.


OK, maybe I'm wrong about the association -- but if so, I don't understand
how the WordPad converter could get involved in the process. I still think
reregistering Word is worth a try; it's quick, and at worst it won't have
any effect.

Run the winword /r command as described in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...gisterWord.htm and see
if that fixes the problem.


Do I need to close Word (all open docs) first?


Yes, close all open documents and shut down Word. Then run the command from
the Start Run box or from a command prompt window.

Do you still think I need to do this even though .doc files are
already associated with Word?


It can't hurt, and it might help.


PS: We have two PCs in the office connected by a P2P LAN. I have a
laptop and my admin has a workstation. They have identical software
installed and run the same auto-update facility installed and
maintained by the company that procides tech support.

I just copied one of the documents that fails on my PC to the
workstation and opened it in Word there. No error.
  #12  
Old December 14th, 2009, 10:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Bob[_61_]
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

I am also getting the above error message when I try to run mail merge from full Outlook to word label document for my Christmas cards. Hope we can find a fix before I have to hand address them.
Bob

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Old December 14th, 2009, 10:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Sesquipedalian Sam
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:45:10 -0800, Bob / wrote:


I am also getting the above error message when I try to run mail merge from full Outlook to word label document for my Christmas cards. Hope we can find a fix before I have to hand address them.
Bob

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Several articles mentioned this being a problem with mail merge, which
I never use. If I recall correctly, they recommended reinstalling the
converter.




I know you really didn't want to send cards to all those ghoofy
relatices anyway. Now you have a good excuse. ;-)
  #14  
Old December 15th, 2009, 08:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Flip
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

Hello,
Removing the patch from the software did it for us sofar, it's KB973904.
Just have to await if it comes back with new updates.
Flip




"Sesquipedalian Sam" schreef in bericht
...
A couple of days ago, I started getting this error message

Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

Can anyone tell me what this is?

Sometimes it will pop up twice, sometimes 3 times.

I did a search on this phrase and found articles on Lotus Notes and
Mail Merge. I have never used Notes. I have never used Mail Merge on
this PC.

I'm running Office 2007 on Win XP. I believe I have all the latest
updates.



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Old December 15th, 2009, 05:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
InfinitiDC
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

Thanks for the advice.
However, I did not have wordpad in the subdirectory-any other
suggestions?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Sesquipedalian Sam wrote:
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:53:10 -0000, "Terry Farrell"
wrote:

See
http://blogs.technet.com/wordonenote...6-0-files.aspx


This article asks me to make a Registry change. I'd really rather not
do that. Is there any other fix?

This article says it may be caused by a security update. I suggest
MSFT needs to send out another update to fix the update. And then
actually do a little testing BEFORE they ship the updates. This is the
second time in a year or so that an update broke something that I know
of.

The error only seems to happen when I open a .doc document. I'm
running Office 2007.


Sam, did you read the KnowledgeBase article linked from that page? This
isn't an error, it's deliberate; Microsoft wants to prevent you from using
the old WordPad converter because it isn't secure. The registry change is
intended for administrators who consider using the converter more important
than closing the security hole, at least temporarily. Also, because it's a
deliberate change, there is never going to be "another fix" for the security
update.

But your problem is a bit different from what the articles describe. You're
trying to open a .doc file in Word 2007, which should have nothing to do
with WordPad or the old converter. What's happened is that Windows has
associated the .doc extension with WordPad instead of Word. If the security
patch hadn't been applied, the document would have opened in WordPad (which
can also read the .doc format), and you would have been complaining about
that instead. ;-)

Run the winword /r command as described in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...gisterWord.htm and see if that
fixes the problem.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.


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  #16  
Old December 15th, 2009, 06:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Derek[_9_]
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

Bob, I'm having the exact same problems with my Christmas cards using outlook mailmerge. Have you found a way round the problem, or did you end up doing them by hand?

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  #17  
Old December 15th, 2009, 09:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
OK!
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

I am running Windows XP and don't have WordPad in that location. What should I do?

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  #18  
Old December 15th, 2009, 09:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
wheat
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

We're having it with our ERP app, Datatel Colleague, which launches Word (we're running 2007 on WinXP) during certain processes.

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  #19  
Old December 16th, 2009, 02:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

See the Known Issues section of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973904 and
change the 1 to 0

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Hope this helps,

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on
a paid professional basis.

"Derek" / wrote in message
...
Bob, I'm having the exact same problems with my Christmas cards using
outlook mailmerge. Have you found a way round the problem, or did you end
up doing them by hand?

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  #20  
Old December 16th, 2009, 08:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Derek[_9_]
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Default Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc

I tried to edit the registry as described under 973904 but there is not a \wordpad directory under applets.

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