MPP files contain data stored with a specialised software for managing projects: Microsoft Project. Within MPP files, user can find such data as time axis, list of tasks, and other information about a project – thus they are a valuable support for project managers.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the MPX file after converting to MPP may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from MPX to MPP to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting MPX to MPP does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in MPX format, properly converted to a MPP file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your MPX file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to MPP on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the MPX file in its original format (without conversion to MPP file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.