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You may use older version of MS-word (i.e. Word 2000/xp/2003). Once you got new version (.docx) of word document, you can not open it. In such a case you have to select alternative way of opening this document. You can select/download free pdf converter and convert .docx to .pdf version. But you can do it easily with Google Doc.

First open .docx document in Google Doc. (Upload the .docx document or open document with Google Doc). Then select File->Download As->PDF.

Google Doc converts .docx to pdf document and download it to your computer.

Alternatively you can select File->Print. Then document will open in the web page as a pdf document. (I haven't check with printer installed PC)