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12-30-2007
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| | WORD---PROSSER I think I am in the wrong place,but cant find other board-- I am changing from Windows XP Home to Vista and I have about 100 files that have .DOC as an extension and Documents in Vista are .WPS. I have my .DOC files on a cd but cant get them in Vista. What do I need to put then in Vista and be able to open them?. I am 80 years old and slow learner --so any help ? -- Loyd |
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12-30-2007
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| | Re: WORD---PROSSER /Loyd Counts/ said: Quote: > I think I am in the wrong place,but cant find other board-- > I am changing from Windows XP Home to Vista and I have about 100 files that > have .DOC as an extension and Documents in Vista are .WPS. > I have my .DOC files on a cd but cant get them in Vista. > What do I need to put then in Vista and be able to open them?. > I am 80 years old and slow learner --so any help ? FREE |
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12-30-2007
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| | Re: WORD---PROSSER "Loyd Counts" <lc4528@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4C87F4F1-4D05-4734-AF1D-63E401CE190A@xxxxxx Quote: >I think I am in the wrong place,but cant find other board-- > I am changing from Windows XP Home to Vista and I have about 100 files > that > have .DOC as an extension and Documents in Vista are .WPS. > I have my .DOC files on a cd but cant get them in Vista. > What do I need to put then in Vista and be able to open them?. > I am 80 years old and slow learner --so any help ? > > -- > Loyd The reason that you 'Vista' files are .WPS is because you are using Microsoft WORKS, not Microsoft OFFICE. What you need to do is run Open Office, which will give you .DOC compatibility.. Go to this website and download Open Office.. http://www.openoffice.org/ Then install it. If you want to maintain compatibility with MS Office, after downloading and running Open Office, stop using Microsoft Works.. Good Luck -- Mike Hall - MVP http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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01-01-2008
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| | Re: WORD---PROSSER It worked!!! Thank you vwery much. I am moving my .DOC files of my medical recards over to a new VISTA. I was looking at to retype all of them. :-) -- Loyd "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: Quote: > "Loyd Counts" <lc4528@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:4C87F4F1-4D05-4734-AF1D-63E401CE190A@xxxxxx Quote: > >I think I am in the wrong place,but cant find other board-- > > I am changing from Windows XP Home to Vista and I have about 100 files > > that > > have .DOC as an extension and Documents in Vista are .WPS. > > I have my .DOC files on a cd but cant get them in Vista. > > What do I need to put then in Vista and be able to open them?. > > I am 80 years old and slow learner --so any help ? > > > > -- > > Loyd > > The reason that you 'Vista' files are .WPS is because you are using > Microsoft WORKS, not Microsoft OFFICE. > > What you need to do is run Open Office, which will give you .DOC > compatibility.. > > Go to this website and download Open Office.. > > http://www.openoffice.org/ > > Then install it. If you want to maintain compatibility with MS Office, after > downloading and running Open Office, stop using Microsoft Works.. > > Good Luck > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > > > |
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01-01-2008
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| | Re: WORD---PROSSER "Loyd Counts" <lc4528@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A6D60042-0EBC-4BBF-B1B0-BC58C6CA7909@xxxxxx Quote: > It worked!!! > Thank you vwery much. > I am moving my .DOC files of my medical recards over to a new VISTA. > I was looking at to retype all of them. :-) > -- > Loyd > > > "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote: > Quote: >> "Loyd Counts" <lc4528@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:4C87F4F1-4D05-4734-AF1D-63E401CE190A@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I think I am in the wrong place,but cant find other board-- >> > I am changing from Windows XP Home to Vista and I have about 100 files >> > that >> > have .DOC as an extension and Documents in Vista are .WPS. >> > I have my .DOC files on a cd but cant get them in Vista. >> > What do I need to put then in Vista and be able to open them?. >> > I am 80 years old and slow learner --so any help ? >> > >> > -- >> > Loyd >> >> The reason that you 'Vista' files are .WPS is because you are using >> Microsoft WORKS, not Microsoft OFFICE. >> >> What you need to do is run Open Office, which will give you .DOC >> compatibility.. >> >> Go to this website and download Open Office.. >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/ >> >> Then install it. If you want to maintain compatibility with MS Office, >> after >> downloading and running Open Office, stop using Microsoft Works.. >> >> Good Luck >> >> -- >> Mike Hall - MVP >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx >> >> >> >> >> Glad it worked for you.. stay safe, Loyd -- Mike Hall - MVP http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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