How about you describe exactly how your sections went from one version
to the other and which versions exactly? So far I understand that you
created sections in Beta 1 or Beta 1 Technical Refresh, then moved them
back to 2003, then...?

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"treviso" <treviso@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9AC47EBE-B6D4-45F5-8BD0-3DA36D523031@microsoft.com:

> 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?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Aloha,
> >
> > -Ben-
> > Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
> > Stockholm Consulting Group/KSG
> > http://www.scgab.com
> > Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
> > http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/com...onenotefaq.htm
> >
> > **I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
> > 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
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >