Opening Office 2010 beta documents with Office 2003

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The header says it all. I tried a "patch" or converter I found on the

Microsoft web site and installed it, but I get errors that there is not

enough memory to open the application. The particular file I am trying to

open is an excel file created using a beta copy of MS Office 2010. Office

2003 is a certified, activated, registered release.



Is there a file converter for this or do I just have to wait until Microsoft

comes out with the final release?



Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's

Office products. It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have to

upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because somebody

spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting crazy!
 


> Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's

> Office products.



There is, but when you install and use beta software on a production computer

and use it for real work, you're playing digital Russian roulette. Beta

software isn't done. You have to accept that there will be incompatibilities

and problems. If you can't, you really shouldn't install it.



Not to say that it'll be perfect when it's released, but at least you'll get

more sympathy from MS.



> It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have to

> upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because somebody

> spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting crazy!



You spent money to upgrade to the beta?
 
"Tom C" wrote in message

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> The header says it all. I tried a "patch" or converter I found on the

> Microsoft web site and installed it, but I get errors that there is not

> enough memory to open the application. The particular file I am trying

> to open is an excel file created using a beta copy of MS Office 2010.

> Office 2003 is a certified, activated, registered release.

>

> Is there a file converter for this or do I just have to wait until

> Microsoft comes out with the final release?

>

> Really, I wish there would be SOME backward compatibility with Microsoft's

> Office products. It seems that whenever there is a new version, we have

> to upgrade or we can't open documents sent to our offices just because

> somebody spent the money to upgrade their versions. This is getting

> crazy!



Tom,



To be correct, your subject line describes forward compatibility, not

backward compatibility. You are trying to open a document that was created

by a version after the one you are using to open it. Backward compatibility

would be using Office 2010 to open a document created by Office 2003.



Otherwise, I have to agree with Steve's sentiments. In addition, you are

whining about a problem you assume is a Microsoft issue. Maybe this memory

problem you are having is a problem with YOUR computer ?
 
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