Having troubles opening Office 2007 files? Your version of Word doesn’t seem to know what to do with .docx file? Being an IT guy I keep running into this issue as people start upgrading their Office Suites.

The Issue:

“Microsoft introduced the .docx file format in its new Office and Word applications and wants it to replace the commonly used doc format. The problem with the change from doc to docx is that many users are still working with prior versions of Word or no Microsoft product at all and face the problem that they can’t load the docx file because it is not supported in their application.”

- Courtesy Of gHacks

The Solution:

Microsoft has released, “Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office System“, which clears this problem up nicely.

Download Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office System Here

 Download test.docx file here

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