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Old 09-11-2007   #4 (permalink)
liz


 
 

Re: transferring of text documents

Thank you That does help me I still have the Microsoft works disc so I will
re load it Thank you
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efizzybear


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
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> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:42:02 -0700, liz
> <liz@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> > Hi I just purchased a new pc with windows vista I transferred everything on2
> > discs from my old pc then loaded them on2 my new pc, when I try to open my
> > text documents they give me a filter list but nothing in the list opens my
> > documents how do I change my documents from WPS file to intergrate them onto
> > the new pc when I can open and view documents
>
>
> This has nothing to with your old computer vs. your new computer, nor
> with Vista vs. whatever version of Windows you used to run.
>
> A wps file is one produced by Microsoft Works, which you apparently
> had installed on your own computer. If you didn't install it yourself,
> the computer came with it preinstalled. Microsoft Works is a separate
> product, unrelated to any version of Windows, and does not come with
> any version.
>
> Your new computer, on the other hand, did not come with Microsoft
> Works. So you do not have the needed software installed to open these
> files.
>
> The solution is a simple one, but costs some money: buy a copy of
> Microsoft Works.
>
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> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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