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More info?)
Well it's designed to not let you.
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"Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message news:cBGMe.623216$cg1.398071@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> David,
>
> All I wanted to do what to create a file in WordPad and do a Save As ..doc /
> Word for Windows 6.0
>
> Norm
>
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:O9rxOoyoFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Wordpad won't touch Word 6 as Word 6 files have security holes. There is a
> registry setting saying it's ok to READ them if you insist.
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> "Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message
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>> David
>>
>> I saw it but it doesn't seem to be our problem -- at least not yet. I
>> wanted to get Word for Windows 6.0 documents out of WordPad. But I'm
>> going
>> to file the whole message in case it does come up.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Norm
>>
>> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>> news:uA9VafyoFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> There is two things in my post, keep reading.
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>> "Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:w5GMe.623074$cg1.606204@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>> Yeah, I had strongly suspected that the program wasn't displaying the
>>> about-screen itself but was using some DLL to do it -- I just didn't know
>>> which one.
>>>
>>> Thanks much for the info.
>>>
>>> Norm
>>>
>>> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>>> news:uJkksAtoFHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> ShellAbout
>>>
>>>
>>> Displays a ShellAbout dialog box.
>>>
>>> int ShellAbout (
>>> HWND hWnd,
>>> LPCTSTR szApp,
>>> LPCTSTR szOtherStuff,
>>> HICON hIcon
>>> );
>>> Parameters
>>> hWnd
>>> [in] Window handle to a parent window. This parameter can be NULL.
>>> szApp
>>> [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string containing text that will be
>>> displayed in the title bar of the ShellAbout dialog box and on the first
>>> line of the dialog box after the text "Microsoft". If the text contains a
>>> separator (#) dividing it into two parts, the function displays the first
>>> part in the title bar and the second part on the first line after the
>>> text
>>> "Microsoft".
>>> szOtherStuff
>>> [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string containing text that will be
>>> displayed in the dialog box after the version and copyright information.
>>> hIcon
>>> [in] Icon that the function displays in the dialog box. If this
>>> parameter
>>> is NULL, the function displays the Microsoft® Windows® or Windows NT®
>>> icon.
>>> Return Values
>>> Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.
>>>
>>> Remarks
>>>
>>> Note that the ShellAbout function dialog box uses text and a default icon
>>> that are specific to either Windows or Windows NT.
>>>
>>> To see an example of a ShellAbout dialog box, choose About Windows from
>>> the
>>> Help menu drop-down list in Windows Explorer.
>>>
>>> Windows 95/98/Me: ShellAbout is supported by the Microsoft Layer for
>>> Unicode. To use this, you must add certain files to your application, as
>>> outlined in Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Windows 95/98/Me Systems.
>>>
>>> Requirements
>>> Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.5 or later.
>>> Windows 95/98/Me: Requires Windows 95 or later.
>>> Header: Declared in Shellapi.h.
>>> Import Library: Shell32.lib.
>>>
>>> "Cannot load Word for Windows 6.0 files" error message when you try to
>>> open
>>> the "What's new" file in Quicken on a Windows XP-based computer
>>> Article ID : 870883
>>> Last Review : July 21, 2004
>>> Revision : 1.0
>>>
>>> Important This article contains information about modifying the registry.
>>> Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure
>>> that
>>> you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
>>> information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click
>>> the
>>> following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
>>> Base:
>>> 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
>>> On this page
>>> SYMPTOMS
>>> CAUSE
>>> WORKAROUND
>>> MORE INFORMATION
>>>
>>> SYMPTOMS
>>> After you install Quicken 2003 Premier Home and Business or Quicken 2004
>>> Premier Home and Business from Intuit Incorporated on a Microsoft Windows
>>> XP-based computer, you may receive an error message that is similar to
>>> the
>>> following:
>>> Cannot load Word for Windows 6.0 files
>>> This symptom occurs when you try to open the "What's new in Quicken 2003
>>> Premier Home and Business" file or the "What's new in Quicken 2004
>>> Premier
>>> Home and Business" file on the Start menu.
>>> CAUSE
>>> This problem occurs because WordPad does not start as expected. WordPad
>>> does
>>> not start because it is not converting the Microsoft Word document to
>>> Rich
>>> Text Format.
>>> WORKAROUND
>>> Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
>>> problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
>>> Microsoft
>>> cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
>>> Registry
>>> Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
>>>
>>> To work around this problem, edit the registry and add the
>>> EnableLegacyConverters entry with a DWORD value of 1. To do this, follow
>>> these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
>>> 2. Locate the following registry subkey:
>>>
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad
>>> 3. Right-click Wordpad, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
>>> 4. Type EnableLegacyConverters, and then press ENTER to name the new
>>> entry.
>>> 5. Right-click EnableLegacyConverters, and then click Modify.
>>> 6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
>>> 7. Quit Registry Editor.
>>>
>>> MORE INFORMATION
>>> The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by
>>> companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty,
>>> implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these
>>> products.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> APPLIES TO
>>> • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
>>> • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
>>> • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
>>> • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
>>>
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>>> "Norm Dresner" <ndrez@att.net> wrote in message
>>> news:iPrMe.105139$5N3.97279@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>>> Okay, on my Win2K system, the version of WordPad I have there has, as
>>>> one
>>>> of
>>>> its Save As choices, Word for Windows 6.0. On my Windows XP Pro system,
>>>> it
>>>> doesn't have this option. I really wanted it, so I copied the file from
>>>> the
>>>> Win2K system into a different place in Program Files with a different
>>>> name
>>>> so I could compare the two.
>>>>
>>>> BUT ...
>>>>
>>>> On Win2K, original WordPad in Help | About identifies itself as Version
>>>> 5.0
>>>> Build 2195 SP4
>>>> On WinXP, native WordPad in Help | About identifies itself as Version
>>>> 5.1
>>>> Build 2600 SP2
>>>>
>>>> So far, so good. But when I run the Windows 2K program in Windows XP
>>>> Pro,
>>>> I
>>>> get Version 5.1 Build 2600 SP2 -- the same info as the native WordPad!
>>>> And
>>>> the Save As type list includes Word for Windows 6.0 which the native
>>>> WordPad
>>>> does not! In the Win2K WordPad run in Windows XP, I get exactly the same
>>>> Help | About screen as I get with the native (WinXP) WordPad run in
>>>> Windows
>>>> XP -- not just the same numbers but the same layout down to the last
>>>> pixel.
>>>>
>>>> Huh?
>>>>
>>>> Norm
>>>>
>>>
>>
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