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You receive "The file that you specified could not be opened" error message when you create a package with a Word document

Article ID: 311431

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition

This article was previously published under Q311431

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Office XP Developer Packaging Wizard to package a Microsoft Word document, you may receive the following error message:

The file that you specified could not be opened. Possible reasons for this include:

Word is not installed on your computer.
The version of Word installed on your computer is incompatible with this file.
The file you specified is not a valid Word file.

CAUSE

You have Norton AntiVirus 2002 installed on the computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem, contact your antivirus software vendor to obtain either an updated version of their product or to obtain assistance with reconfiguring their product.. For more information about the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

329820 How to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in

REFERENCES

For more information about other issues involving Word and Norton AntiVirus software, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243579 Error messages in programs that use Word 2000 with Norton AntiVirus installed

307410 "Compile Error in Hidden Module" error message when you start Word or Excel

316731 "Macros in this project have been disabled" error message and Vbe6.dll error signature when you try to start Word

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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