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02-07-2008
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| | OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? -- HBHAPPY |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE "HBHAPPY" <HBHAPPY@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F4EA1E0E-E67D-425F-BE06-75EE44E4AE87@xxxxxx Quote: > HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? > > I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. > IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? > -- > HBHAPPY You have to use the same program to view files as the one which generated them. Yes, you will have to purchase MS Works. It is fairly cheap to buy.. You might also want to get the Caps Lock key fixed too.. -- Mike Hall - MVP http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE HBHAPPY wrote: Quote: > HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? > > I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. > IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? installed either the program in which the file was created or another program that can read/open files in that format. Works has always used a proprietary format that nothing else can read. Presumably the current version of Works - which you would need to buy at your favorite meatspace or online store - will be able to open files created in an older version of Works. The only other possibility is if you still have the Win98 box running with Works installed and if Works will let you save those spreadsheets in a more transferable format such as .csv. You will still need a program installed on the Vista machine that can open the .csv files such as MS Excel or OpenOffice Calc. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE -- HBHAPPY "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: Quote: > "HBHAPPY" <HBHAPPY@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:F4EA1E0E-E67D-425F-BE06-75EE44E4AE87@xxxxxx Quote: > > HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? > > > > I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. > > IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? > > -- > > HBHAPPY > > You have to use the same program to view files as the one which generated > them. Yes, you will have to purchase MS Works. It is fairly cheap to buy.. > > You might also want to get the Caps Lock key fixed too.. > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > > > thanks mike, |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE HBHAPPY wrote: Quote: > HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? > > I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. > IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? files. You can view and print, but not edit. -- LSR |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE Which program and version are you using to open the spreadsheets now? -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "HBHAPPY" <HBHAPPY@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F4EA1E0E-E67D-425F-BE06-75EE44E4AE87@xxxxxx Quote: > HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? > > I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. > IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? > -- > HBHAPPY |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: OPENING WORKS FILES UNDER VISTA ULTIMATE check at microsoft for FREE readers for different file formats. there is also a format conversion program available. mikeyhsd@xxxxxx "HBHAPPY" <HBHAPPY@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F4EA1E0E-E67D-425F-BE06-75EE44E4AE87@xxxxxx HOW CAN I OPEN WINDOWS 98 SPREADSHEET FILES USING VISTA? I WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE MICROSOFTWORKS 8.5. IS THIS THE ONLY OPTION? -- HBHAPPY |
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