I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP installed.
I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows 2000) now i cannot
open my Excel documents. If you could let me know what I can do to solve this
please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
Thanks

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in news:6BB6C116-6037-4A83-8BA3-(E-Mail Removed):
> I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
> installed. I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows
> 2000) now i cannot open my Excel documents. If you could let me know
> what I can do to solve this please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks

So what did you use on your old computer to view .xls files? Did you
have Excel installed? Does the old computer still exist with Excel
installed on it so it precludes you from installing Excel on your new
computer (i.e., you only have 1 license and it is inuse)? You could go
to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ to search under Excel for its
viewer to see if it lets you view your .xls files?

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You must have Microsoft Works or Microsoft Office to open Excel workbooks.
Alternatively try OpenOffice or one of the other freeware office suites but
be prepared for some loss of editing features.

HTH

John

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6BB6C116-6037-4A83-8BA3-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
>installed.
> I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows 2000) now i
> cannot
> open my Excel documents. If you could let me know what I can do to solve
> this
> please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks

Hi Brian,

You need to install Excel, or at least the free viewer:
http://office.microsoft.com/officeup...EC790020111033

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"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6BB6C116-6037-4A83-8BA3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
installed.
> I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows 2000) now i
cannot
> open my Excel documents. If you could let me know what I can do to solve
this
> please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks

Brian wrote:
> I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
> installed. I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows
> 2000) now i cannot open my Excel documents. If you could let me know
> what I can do to solve this please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks


Not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, are we...? Let's see, you need
to open an *EXCEL* file....think about it...it shouldn't tax your braincell
too much...
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My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?

Greetings --

Have you installed Excel on to the "new to you" computer? WinXP
is an operating system, so it naturally cannot open Excel files.

Bruce Chambers
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"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6BB6C116-6037-4A83-8BA3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
installed.
> I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows 2000) now
i cannot
> open my Excel documents. If you could let me know what I can do to
solve this
> please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> Thanks

abuse report sent to (E-Mail Removed)

I'm still taxing my braincell as to what a brancell is.

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"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:HgOQc.12$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Brian wrote:
>> I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
>> installed. I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows
>> 2000) now i cannot open my Excel documents. If you could let me know
>> what I can do to solve this please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
>> Thanks
>
>
> Not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, are we...? Let's see, you
> need
> to open an *EXCEL* file....think about it...it shouldn't tax your
> braincell
> too much...
> --
> My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
> lose his marbles?
>
>
>

Well dimwit, you don't even have any knives in your drawer. You can open
Excel files with Open Office for one.

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:HgOQc.12$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Brian wrote:
> > I have just purchased a "new to me" computer which has Windows XP
> > installed. I havce had the files from my old computer (it has windows
> > 2000) now i cannot open my Excel documents. If you could let me know
> > what I can do to solve this please email me at (E-Mail Removed)
> > Thanks
>
>
> Not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, are we...? Let's see, you
need
> to open an *EXCEL* file....think about it...it shouldn't tax your
braincell
> too much...
> --
> My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
> lose his marbles?
>
>
>