old files/documents in word 97

[clive francis]

Have just purchased a new sony laptop with pre-installed
XP home. All my old documents that I need to use
regularly saved in word and backed upto CD and flopy will
only appear in notepad form. This programme doesn't allow
me to add page numbers, headers/footers, re-format text
etc. Is there any way I can get this changed so my XP
prog can read these documents files in their original
Word 97 format and allow me to make changes to them?
Thanks

 

[JAX]

Hi Clive,

You will need to install "Word". It is not part of the XP operating system
nor any other OS.

LOL, JAX

 

[Goran]

Hi Clive,
Word 97 will work fine on WinXP Home... or you can upgrade to MS Office XP
or 2003
/goran