Author Topic: upgrade to xp & can't read old files (Read 2900 times)

sue918 · « **on:** August 10, 2005, 12:40:05 PM »

I just installed xp and tranferred old word files (windows 95 & 98) but they all come up encoded and I can't read them. what to do? what to do?

Raptor · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2005, 12:51:55 PM »

Are you using Office to open them or Wordpad?

sue918 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2005, 03:20:47 PM »

It won't open with wordpad, and office isn't one of the options it gives me to open it with

merlin_2 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2005, 03:38:01 PM »

Raptor · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2005, 03:50:21 PM »

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It won't open with wordpad, and office isn't one of the options it gives me to open it with

If Microsoft Office is installed, use the browse button to find the executable.

Mac · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2005, 07:33:34 AM »

If I remember right you need to look around Microsoft's site for a batch document conversion tool.

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