Help with word pad documents

[SF2MJ]

I recently formatted my pc because of a bad virus i got.

Now all my "old word pad documents won't open.Only the new word pad documents i created after i re-installed xp pro.

 

When i try to open an old word pad document i get a message saying "can not load word for windows 6.0"

 

How can i correct this?.

Edited July 19, 2007 by SF2MJ

[olaf]

I have a simple solution: OpenOffice.org.

[Robert]

According to Microsoft you do this:

 

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

 

 

I just did it on my XP pc and it works!

[SF2MJ]

you are a legend it works perfectly!!!!

Thank you very much!!!!.