Question

problem: you try and open a word document and it produces the message "Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc"

Answer 1

this is probably caused by a security update see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973904

but before that.. try and rename you .doc file to .docx

an incorrectly renamed file can also cause this error.

the support article lists this as a possible solution..

Let me fix it myself

To unregister the mswrd632 converter yourself, edit the registry as follows:

• Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
• Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Import\MSWord6.wpc
• On the Edit menu, click Delete.
• Click Yes.
• Exit Registry Editor.