Word question...

[Dan Myers]

I created some documents on my old computer in Windows 98.
I can't tell what version of word ( the old computer has
crashed)..I would assume it was the standard version that
came with windows 98...anyway..why can't I open the old
documents on my new computer that has Windows XP? Are they
not compatible? Help!

[Alan Edwards]

Win98 does not come with Word.
Perhaps you had some other application that you don't have on XP?
If you still have your installation media, then check through and see.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.apps, "Dan Myers"
> wrote:

>I created some documents on my old computer in Windows 98.
>I can't tell what version of word ( the old computer has
>crashed)..I would assume it was the standard version that
>came with windows 98...anyway..why can't I open the old
>documents on my new computer that has Windows XP? Are they
>not compatible? Help!

[Dave]

Word doesn't come with Windows. You'll have to install
Office again from your installation CD. Office XP 2002 is
the best version of Office. DOn't bother with Office
2003 ... it's cr*p!

>-----Original Message-----
>I created some documents on my old computer in Windows
98.
>I can't tell what version of word ( the old computer has
>crashed)..I would assume it was the standard version
that
>came with windows 98...anyway..why can't I open the old
>documents on my new computer that has Windows XP? Are
they
>not compatible? Help!
>.
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