Opening Windows 6 files with Windows 7

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I have several files created with Word in Windows 6. I've transferred the
files to my new laptop but Windows 7 can't open them. Is there a way? Thank
you.
 
boymarine said:
I have several files created with Word in Windows 6. I've transferred the
files to my new laptop but Windows 7 can't open them. Is there a way?
Thank you.
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Sorry, what PRECISELY do you mean by "Windows 6" and "Windows 7"? There's no
such thing.......
 
boymarine said:
I have several files created with Word in Windows 6. I've transferred the
files to my new laptop but Windows 7 can't open them. Is there a way? Thank
you.
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Regardless of the confusion about Windows/Word 6 or 7,
you should post your question in a Word newsgroup, not
in a Windows newsgroup.
 
Hello Gordon,

There are some -- and you can see this numbering scheme in the Program Files
folder -- who refer to versions of Word using the following numbering
"scheme:"

Word for Windows 6, which also shipped as part of Office 4.3, is called Word
6
Word for Windows 95, which also shipped as part of Office 95, is called Word
7
Word for Windows 97, which also shipped as part of Office 97, is called Word
8
Word for Windows 2000, which also shipped as part of Office 2000, is called
Word 9
Word for Windows 2002, which also shipped as part of Office XP/2002, is
called Word 10
Word for Windows 2003, which also shipped as part of Office 2003, is called
Word 11

I'm wondering if someday we'll be up to Word 485. :>

Alan
 
boymarine said:
I have several files created with Word in Windows 6. I've transferred the
files to my new laptop but Windows 7 can't open them. Is there a way? Thank
you.
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Do you have a copy of Word in your newer system? Word does not
automatically come with any Windows operating system. If you don't
want to spend the bucks for Word, you can download a free viewer from
the MS web site.
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en)

That will allow you to see the documents, but not to edit them. To do
that, you can use open office (www.openoffice.com). It's word
processing component will open and edit *.doc files. And it's free.
 
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I have several files created with Word in Windows 6. I've transferred the
files to my new laptop but Windows 7 can't open them. Is there a way? Thank
you.
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No such thinggy as Windows 7.
 
Plato,



There are some -- and you can see this numbering scheme in the Program Files
folder -- who refer to versions of Word using the following numbering
"scheme:"



Word for Windows 6, which also shipped as part of Office 4.3, is called Word
6



Word for Windows 95, which also shipped as part of Office 95, is called Word
7



Word for Windows 97, which also shipped as part of Office 97, is called Word
8



Word for Windows 2000, which also shipped as part of Office 2000, is called
Word 9



Word for Windows 2002, which also shipped as part of Office XP/2002, is
called Word 10



Word for Windows 2003, which also shipped as part of Office 2003, is called
Word 11



Alan
 
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