Error message: Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc. How can I correct?

Anonymous
2010-01-28T15:50:11+00:00

This error shows up when I try to open certain Word documents using the .doc extension.

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Ramesh 181.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2010-01-28T17:38:25+00:00

Hi LMatth,

Look at the "Known Issues" section of this Microsoft article.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973904

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Let me fix it myself To unregister the mswrd632 converter yourself, edit the registry as follows:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Import\MSWord6.wpc 3. On the Edit menu, click Delete. 4. Click Yes. 5. Exit Registry Editor.

This change will effectively unregister the converter and disable it for third-party applications and for Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office will use its own text converters to open these kinds of files.

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

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Anonymous
2012-04-13T21:34:05+00:00

Solution to this is available here:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973904

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-27T16:24:08+00:00

    This error shows up when I try to open certain Word documents using the .doc extension.

    I have MS Office 2013 on Win8 and get this problem and two others every time I open Word, or try to save a document. All are saved in .docx format.

    I get "Word cannot start the converter HTML32, MSWRD832 and WRD6E32.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks :-)

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-09T15:36:57+00:00

    Thank you, retired from Mars. This worked for me too, after the advice from Microsoft did not!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-04-11T15:57:09+00:00

    Thank you very much, this helped a great deal when trying to recover valuable GCSE work.

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