using XP for saved files from 98

[Guest]

I have several floppy diskettes with information saved in Microsoft Word from
Windows 98. I know there is a way to use my XP version to open up the 98
files, but I cant remember how. Can anybody help me jog my memory on doing
this?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have several floppy diskettes with information saved in Microsoft
Word from Windows 98. I know there is a way to use my XP version to
open up the 98 files, but I cant remember how. Can anybody help me
jog my memory on doing this?

Microsoft Word...
Windows 98..
Windows XP..
Office XP..

All different products.

Windows 98 with Office 97 or Office 2000, Office XP installed creates the
same files as Windows XP with Office 97, Office 2000 or Office XP.. Office
is the application that creates the file.. Windows 98/Windows XP is the OS
it is running on.

Copy your floppy disk contents to a directory on your hard drive (C:\,
Desktop, My Documents, etc) and open the file in your installed Word
application.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll need to install Microsoft Word in your Windows XP computer.

Word 2003 Product Information
http://www.microsoft.com/office/word/prodinfo/default.mspx

How to Buy
http://www.microsoft.com/office/word/howtobuy/default.mspx

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) (good value)

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have several floppy diskettes with information saved in Microsoft Word from
| Windows 98. I know there is a way to use my XP version to open up the 98
| files, but I cant remember how. Can anybody help me jog my memory on doing
| this?

 

[Mike Hall]

What version of MS Word did you use while having Win 98 as the OS?.. was it
the MS Word from Office 95, or maybe Office 97, or maybe just plain old Word
6 for DOS, Word 2 for Windows, Word95/97?.. all of those versions would run
within the Win 98 environment

For MS Word viewers..

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en

 

[Bill James]

If you mean you have Office XP installed, then the version of Word installed with that version should work fine with the older Word documents. If you mean can Windows XP open those files, then the answer is maybe. WordPad comes with Windows, and can open many .doc files, but not all if they use macros and/or VBA scripts.

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

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[Tim Slattery]

I have several floppy diskettes with information saved in Microsoft Word from
Windows 98. I know there is a way to use my XP version to open up the 98
files, but I cant remember how. Can anybody help me jog my memory on doing
this?

The obvious answer is to buy and install MS Word on your XP machine. A
cheaper alternative (if you only need to read the docs, not update
them) is to get the free Word viewer from MS
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en)

Another alternative is to get Open Office (www.openoffice.org) a free,
open-source office suite that can read and write MS Word (and other MS
Office) files.

 

[Andrew Murray]

Office XP is the version below Office 2003 - so XP should certainly be able
to open Office XP (a.k.a Office 2002) documents.

If you mean you have Office XP installed, then the version of Word installed
with that version should work fine with the older Word documents. If you
mean can Windows XP open those files, then the answer is maybe. WordPad
comes with Windows, and can open many .doc files, but not all if they use
macros and/or VBA scripts.

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

 

[Ken Blake]

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I have several floppy diskettes with information saved in
Microsoft
Word from Windows 98. I know there is a way to use my XP
version to
open up the 98 files, but I cant remember how. Can anybody
help me
jog my memory on doing this?

When you say "my XP version," I assume that implies that you have
a newer version of Word installed on your Windows XP computer.

If so, just open them--insert the diskette, navigate to a:\ in My
Computer or Windows Explorer, and double-click the file. That
newer version, regardless of which it is, should have no trouble
opening Word files from your 98-era version, whichever it is.
Nothing special is required.