Patrick...
Thanks for your response. I actually have corrected the issue. I went to
you web page and saw the comment about needing to have the Office Beta 2
installed. I originally did not have the Office 2007 Beta on the laptop.
After installing the Office Beta and the B2TR, the OneNote files can be read.
thanks again,
-jdk
"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> 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...?
>
> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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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
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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