Word docs in Vista

[Guest]

Just purchased a new HP system loaded with Windows Vista snd I can't import
and read my old Word documents. Do I need to download Word software? Who
wadda thunk?

 

[dev]

/disgusted/ said:

Just purchased a new HP system loaded with Windows Vista and I can't import
and read my old Word documents. Do I need to download Word software? Who
wadda thunk?

Of course. WORD is a separate, retail application. However, there is a
free Word VIEWER available, and there is other software on the Net that
can read that file type.

http://OFFICE.MICROSOFT.COM/search/results.aspx?Scope=DC&Query=viewers&CTT=6&Origin=EC010331121033

 

[Alan]

If you want to be at least able to read your Word docs, Microsoft offers
free viewers for most of its Office suite.

The viewer for Word can be downloaded at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891090/en-us

Alan

 

[Spanky McFly]

Did you get WORD on your new system? Do you know that WORD isn't part of
Vista, but it's a seperate program?

You can get a word viewer if you wish, take a look at the other posts.

 

[Alan]

I know that Dell used to include Corel WordPerfect on many of their PCs. I'm
not sure if HE-UP does the same. However if your machine did come with
WordPerfect, there is a built-in converter that allows you to open Word
documents and, if you want, edit these documents.

Alan

 

[Richard]

You can use the free Openoffice at www.openoffice.org which runs fine in
Vista.

 

[ray]

Just purchased a new HP system loaded with Windows Vista snd I can't import
and read my old Word documents. Do I need to download Word software? Who
wadda thunk?

You might try OpenOffice.org instead.

 

[Guest]

Appreciate all the responses. Guess I should sign in as "Ignorant" instead
of "Disgusted." I'll give Openoffice a try.