Thank you once again for your excellent advice.

I tried this on my laptop, but gave up when 3.8 didn't work - it tried to
convert the file but came up with an "unexpected data" error.

I got it working on my main PC, installing ActiveSync 3.5, then later
versions until my Axim X5 was recognised.

Version 3.7.1 worked! Along with Word 2000 the files now open with no
problems.

Thanks again for your help, without it I would have had to resort to taking
a picture of the Pocket PC screen!


"rick cameron" <rick.cameron@decisionscrystal.com> wrote in message
news:eu%23QBQiUHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> There are several old versions of ActiveSync available at
> http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=msasync
>
> According to
> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/acti...imitations.htm
> ActiveSync 3.8 installs a converter for Pocket Word files, but AS 4.x
> doesn't!
>
> So give AS 3.8 a try before upgrading Office.
>
> Cheers
>
> - rick
>
> "Schrodinger" <no@way.com> wrote in message
> news:FqpBh.112192$dB4.52139@fe08.news.easynews.com ...
>>
>> "rick cameron" <rick.cameron@decisionscrystal.com> wrote in message
>> news:uib%23SSWUHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I just tried this using AS 4.0.0 and Word 2003, and it worked (i.e. I can
>>>see the drawing in Word when I open the document on the desktop PC). It
>>>even works with WordPad on Windows XP.
>>>
>>> I suspect the problem you're having is due to the older version of Word,
>>> but you could try replacing AS 4.5 with AS 4.0.0.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> - rick
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> I couldn't find AS 4.0.0 - I had originally been looking for 3.5.1 - the
>> earliest was 4.2 and no joy with that either. I'll try installing Office
>> XP (is that 2002?). Other than that, I'm a bit stuck....
>>
>>
>>> "Schrodinger" <no@way.com> wrote in message
>>> news:bF5Bh.233010$5l2.161028@fe02.news.easynews.co m...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> My daughter has made some drawings on a Dell Axim X5 (running PocketPC
>>>> 2002) in Pocket Word. (We were sat in a restaurant in Paris, watching
>>>> an artist paint some diners. My daughter quietly drew the artist in
>>>> Pocket Word - ending up with a very passable likeness!)
>>>>
>>>> I have installed ActiveSync 4.5 on our laptop and tried copying the PPC
>>>> files to the laptop and opening in Word2000, but on double clicking
>>>> Word does not open the file. Opening the file directly with Word just
>>>> opens a blank white document.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried searching for help on Google, but the files should
>>>> apparently be converted automatically.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated in converting the files as I would love
>>>> to be able to email them to her Grandma!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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