Weird. Haven't run into that one but I don't open a lot of 2007 files in
2003. Want to send me the file?

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Jim
"RAB" wrote in message
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|I have Office Professional 2003. I downloaded the Microsoft Office
| Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. I
| still can't open *.xlsx files, getting dialogue box; "The converter failed
to
| open the file". What else can I do to read these files?