Word files imported to Lion

I have just upgraded my MacBookPro from 10.6.8 to 10.7.4 (Lion).
When I try to open Word documents I get the message: You cannot open the application Microsoft Word because PowerPC applications are no longer Supported. So what to do?
And when I try to open a password protected (Word) document, the message is: Import error. The Word document is password protected and cannot be imported. So what to do?
vbrun

vbrun, I had the same exact issue. Unable to open word files that are password protected, now that I've upgraded to Lion. After searching here and elsewhere on the net and not finding a solution, I remembered I (luckily) still have an old iBook with 10.3, so I was able to open the files on that laptop, do a "save as" with NO PASSWORD, and then copy those new (non-password) files to my Lion machine. It was tedious for sure, but I was able to salvage the files. Apple really should come up with a workaround for this. But if you are still without a solution, you could try what I did - I think you could even do it on a PC if that is easier to access than an old mac.

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