MS Works circa 1996

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Hi

I have some archived documents on floppy disc, created using MS Works during
1995/96. The docs have .wps extension. I have tried opening with Word2000
but just get a garbled mess. What do I use to open them?
 
Purchase and install Microsoft Works.

Microsoft Works Suite 2005 (also includes Microsoft Word)
http://www.microsoft.com/products/i...88ef866c-23d8-4105-b196-a3d05a8f7234&type=ovr

($99.95 - $20.00 rebate = $79.95) (excellent value)

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| Hi
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| I have some archived documents on floppy disc, created using MS Works during
| 1995/96. The docs have .wps extension. I have tried opening with Word2000
| but just get a garbled mess. What do I use to open them?
|
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| Many Thanks
|
| Enquirer
 
I have OfficePro2000 with Word. Isn't that the same? My original posting
did say that I already have word.
 
You would do better asking in a Word newsgroup.

microsoft.public.word.newusers

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Hi,

Using Word2000, click file/open. Then in the file types dialog, change it to
..wps before opening the old files.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
From MS Word 2002 Help:

Obtain file format converters
The most commonly used converters are installed with Microsoft Word by
default. If you want to open or save in a format that's not installed by
default, you may need to obtain additional converters.

Note You can open documents created in Microsoft Word 2000, 97, 95, 6.0,
or 2.0 directly in Microsoft Word 2002. All data and formatting created in
these versions of Word are fully supported in Word 2002.

Converters supplied with Word:
Opening or saving in Word:
Microsoft Works 4.0 for Windows
Opens and saves Works 4.0 files.
Microsoft Works 2000 for Windows
Opens and saves Works 2000 files.

Convert a single file from another file format
1. On the File menu, click Open.
2. Locate the file you want to open, and then click Open.

Convert several documents at once
1. Place the documents you want to convert in a single folder.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. In the New Document task pane, under New from template, click General
templates.
4. Click the Other Documents tab.
5. Double-click Batch Conversion Wizard.
6. Follow the directions on the screen.

Works 6.0 Converter for Works and Word Users
The Works 6.0 Converter allows you to convert word processor documents
created in Microsoft Works 6.0 to Microsoft Word and other Works programs.
Specifically, this converter works with Works 2000, 4.5, and 4.x, and Word
2002, 2000, and 97 on machines running Microsoft Windows® 98, 2000
Professional, Millennium Edition, and XP.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Get the free WORKS converters for MS WORD, on the MS
download server.


message | Purchase and install Microsoft Works.
|
| Microsoft Works Suite 2005 (also includes Microsoft Word)
|
http://www.microsoft.com/products/i...88ef866c-23d8-4105-b196-a3d05a8f7234&type=ovr
|
| ($99.95 - $20.00 rebate = $79.95) (excellent value)
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
|
| Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
|
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
|
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| "enquirer" wrote:
|
|| Hi
||
|| I have some archived documents on floppy disc, created
using MS Works during
|| 1995/96. The docs have .wps extension. I have tried
opening with Word2000
|| but just get a garbled mess. What do I use to open them?
||
|| --
|| Many Thanks
||
|| Enquirer
|
 
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