I am getting the same error. I downloaded the beta (pre-Beta 2) and was able
to use my sections from OneNote 2003. I worked for several weeks, then
recently did the Beta 2 Refresh and my sections still worked. However, when
i moved them to my laptop (which was using OneNote 2003), i received the
error mentioned in this posting.

I loaded the Beta (this time I could only get the Beta 2 Tech Refresh) and i
still get that error on my laptop.

Thanks in advance...

-jdk

"Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook" wrote:

> Right, but what version created the files you're trying to open? Where did
> you get the "section" that OneNote says is from an earlier version?
>
>
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>
> -Ben-
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>
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> Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!
>
> "AxeTracks" <AxeTracks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:35B1DC00-5E07-4902-9319-E3773B13E425@microsoft.com...
> >I don't think the version I have is a beta, I got on disk from MS. The
> >help
> > about shows it as version 11.5510.5606
> >
> > "Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]" wrote:
> >
> >> Just to be clear. Which version of OneNote did you use to create the
> >> file(s) that you are being told need to be converted? In other words
> >> which version of OneNote did you use to create what you called "my old
> >> onenote database"?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Andrew Watt
> >> MVP - InfoPath
> >>
> >> On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 08:34:16 -0800, AxeTracks
> >> <AxeTracks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for the post Andrew.
> >> >
> >> >It's a clean install of OneNote with the update from the MS website.
> >> >The
> >> >message I get is -
> >> >
> >> >This section is from a differenent version of OneNote and cannot be
> >> >opened.
> >> >Your version cannot load this file, but a converter may be available on
> >> >the
> >> >Downloads on Office Online Web site.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:46:03 -0800, AxeTracks
> >> >> <AxeTracks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >I can't view my old onenote database now that I've updated my OneNote
> >> >> >software. The error message that OneNote gives me tells me there is
> >> >> >a
> >> >> >converter availabe but I can't find it?
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> What precisely is the message you get?
> >> >>
> >> >> I could be wrong but the only converter I remember was for files
> >> >> created in one of the betas to upgrade to a "technical preview" or
> >> >> something like that. That was about a year ago, probably more.
> >> >>
> >> >> Were the files created by a OneNote beta?
> >> >>
> >> >> There shouldn't be a problem moving from the original OneNote release
> >> >> to SP1.
> >> >>
> >> >> Andrew Watt
> >> >> MVP - InfoPath
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>