Mentioned below are some of the common methods to resolve this problem: However, the error is not limited to MS Word file only instead, it can be found in MS Excel 2010 and MS PowerPoint 2010 after upgrading from their 2007 versions. An error message that users encounter when they try to open their Word file after this upgrade is as follows: One such problem occurs when MS Word users upgrade to Word 2010 from 2007. Additionally, when you try to open an older version file in new version, it gets corrupt and denies opening. Though the newer versions of MS Word offer you more useful and efficient features, it is sometimes seen that files of older versions deny opening with the newer versions.