I transferred from word 97 documents over to a new computer with
office 2003 word and it gives me the following error when I try to
open the files:

You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier
version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening
in this version by your registry policy setting.

Does anyone know how I change the policy setting so that I can access
these files?

Thanks,
Chris

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:34:48 -0700 (PDT), Chris <chris95008@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I transferred from word 97 documents over to a new computer with
>office 2003 word and it gives me the following error when I try to
>open the files:
>
>You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier
>version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening
>in this version by your registry policy setting.
>
>Does anyone know how I change the policy setting so that I can access
>these files?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810.

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