Incopy files in vista

Is there a way to open Incopy files in vista the old incopy use to work or something becuse I have files I cannot excess now.

Can you please back up and give us a detailed question? What you're asking
makes no sense at all.
You need InCopy installed to open InCopy files.

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Writers have created assignments from an InCopy template built with paragraph styles, character styles and a text area width.
Designers are importing these assignments into an InDesign template that uses the same paragraph styles and character styles.
But if an imported assignment is edited in InDesign and then reopened in InCopy, the InCopy file only keeps the used paragraph styles and character styles and loses all others along with the fixed text area width that was created in the template?
Which I don't want, how do I resolve this?
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Btw, I am currently using InDesign CS5 and writers are using trial for InCopy CS6.

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John,
Tried your idea to used InDesign cs6 with InCopy cs6 and it didn't work, gave me the same results from InDesign cs5 to InCopy cs6
Bob,
That would be more of a work around than a solution for me...i would still like to be able to see my original formating in InCopy, what it currently does is pointless if i've created a template...or at least it would be nice if it actually adapted my InDesign layout into the layout view...
Are you the same Bob Levine from http://www.theindesignguy.com/? I came across your website the other day...I have been looking for a publishing solution that would make things more efficient between the designers, writers and our website..hence the InCopy trial...which we may consider adopting the vjoon K4 Cross-Media Publishing Platform...but I'd rather use a CMS system that would speak directly to InDesign & our website (minus InCopy)... Do you offer any solution?
Thanks to both of you for your help...but would anyone have an answer?

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Hi,Thanks for writing.
I am relinking from an older story to a new one. When the editor upgraded to InCopy CS4 and told me he had completed his updates, within the folder were both the old .incd files as well as the new .icml. I removed the old .incd then opened the InDesign file. When I go to relink by right clicking on the old InCopy file, the new .icml file replaces everything within the links panel within InDesign as well as stripping all linked graphics from the pages.
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Having a problem with Incopy files not updating after designers on Indesign prepare packages on second round of revisions.
First, the designers create an Indesign file and prepare a newly created Incopy package. The editors are able to open the package for the first time. Editors make changes then repackage for designers. Designer then open package from editors and make necessary changes and then repackage back to the editors. At this point, the editors receive a message to replace when opening package. The files open but it doesn't update all the changes that was originally made to it. It as if it is still using the original assignments from the first newly created package. Also, all the assignments have "?" in the assignment window in Incopy. We are unable to figure out how to update the "?" in Incopy or relink or what ever we need to do at this point.
Several things we checked.
1. Unstuffing the package contents from the designers shows all updated file dates. So we know the package contains the newest updated assignment files.
2. If the designers rename the file names on all the assignments in the assignment folder, then repackage. The files open on Incopy with updated changes. But not if the file name remains the same. Also, if the assignment files are all renamed, it doesn't ask to replace anything on Incopy.
At this point. Our only solution is to rename all the assignment files and repackage. But we shouldn't have to be doing this, especially since it adds time to the designers to repackage the files.
Designers using Indesign CS 3 on Mac OS 10.6.4.
Editors using Incopy CS 3 on PC Windows.
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When the InCopy user opens the assignment package for the first time, it unpacks (it's really like a .zip file) into a folder on their hard drive called InCopy Assignments. The folder is located in My Documents on a PC and in the Home > Documents folder on a Mac.
Every unpacked InCopy assignment package goes into a subfolder within this InCopy Assignments parent folder. Each package's folder is named after the *assignment* name (not the name of the package itself, which is usually the same but not always). So if the assignment name is Chapter1.inca, then the subfolder name will be Chapter1.
When the InCopy user repackages it for the designer, it packages a *copy* of this subfolder. This is the subfolder that Bob is suggesting they delete, after sending off the packaged InDesign file. That's a good idea.
If you can't rely on your editors to do that ... many are very leery of throwing anything away ... then your designers should *rename the assignment* in their Assignments panel before creating an InCopy package for the second or third or whatever time. They can just double-click the assignment in the panel, the Assignment Options dialog box opens, and they can change the name from say "Chapter1" to "Chapter1-v2". They click okay, they choose Package for InCopy, and send it off.
When the editor gets this file and double-clicks it, it unpacks into a different subfolder than before: Chapter1-v2, leaving the Chapter1 subfolder intact. So you avoid the prob of duplicate assignments on the InCopy user's hard drive.
FWIW this was much more of a glitch with CS3. Not sure what Adobe did differently, but assignment packages are much more intelligent in CS4 and CS5.
AM

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When a Windows InCopy user opens an .indd file the assignment panel shows all InCopy stories to be unavailable or "checked out". The Mac InCopy and InDesign users all see the same stories as available to be checked out.
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Hello, I did try your suggestion and the InCopy file still got larger. I even re-created the layout into a new document. It started out to be okay but I still got the same issue when i check in/out the incopy story.
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